The Amazon Effect Quotes & Sayings

Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice. — Charles Stanley

Great businesses can be built on scale. I think Amazon has built a phenomenal commerce business largely on scale. Their network effect isn't obvious to me, but boy, have they used scale effectively. — Jeff Jordan

I have not contended for Democrat, Republican, Protestant or Baptist for an agent. I have worked for freedom, I have laboured to give my race a voice in the affairs of the nation. — Sarah Winnemucca

Not only did I win the fight, but I won something that's more than a fight could ever give me and that is gaining back a family. — Nonito Donaire

A group of scientists wanted to find the most effective mosquito repellents. So they tested 10 different substances, including campout standbys like DEET, as well as a random choice: Victoria's Secret perfume Bombshell. Turns out the perfume is almost as good as DEET. — Annalee Newitz

The answer is always no unless you ask. — Betta Ferrendelli

Consider the millions who are buying those modern Aladdin's lamps called e-readers. These magical devices, ever more beautiful and nimble in design, have only to be lightly rubbed for the genie of literature to be summoned. — Steve Wasserman

I let the sun hit me. The sun's some kind of gift. Another day we're all alive. I wish she could understand. I'm just happy to be alive. — Jami Attenberg

Your life should be a story you are excited to tell. — Adam Braun

When a man's instincts are evil, repentance has a short lease and brief is his gratitude towards those who have done him good. — Khuswant Singh

Sugar, your clothes should always be tight enough to show that you're a woman, but loose enough to show that you're a lady." She — Karen White

I'm kind of a grandma, so I like cooking for my boyfriend and watching a movie. I cook a lot, actually. I'll make bacon-wrapped asparagus, steak, and pesto pasta with chicken ... but we go out to dinner a fair amount, too. — Gigi Hadid

My grandmother worked on a fruit and vegetable market stall. — Petra Stunt

Can Mr. Wolfe help it if an attractive young fellow insists on coming to cry on his shoulder? — Rex Stout

I try to write a certain amount each day, five days a week. A rule sometimes broken is better than no rule. — Herman Wouk

I believe we have these capabilities. It doesn't mean that we will use them. Our future is not assured here. It's not clear that we will survive our own folly, but we have a rare opportunity to do that if we listen and see the messages that nature is showing at us right now, that the finiteness of our own resources and our own planet are showing us right now. — Edgar Mitchell