Richard L. Brandt Quotes

#1. Working at Amazon was not just a job - it was part of a visionary quest, something to give higher meaning to their lives.

Richard L. Brandt

#2. Physical bookstores will become ever-nicer places to be. They are going to have more sofas, better lattes, nicer people working there. Good bookstores are the community centres of the 20th century.

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#3. In 1994, the average person spent $79 on books as compared to $56 on recorded music.

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#4. Perhaps it is his goofy laugh and silly grin that made people underestimate him; certainly his playfulness contributed to that perception. At their wedding reception, Jeff [Bezos] and MacKenzie provided an outdoor adult play area that included water balloons.

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#5. I didn't think he was a very 'nice' person,' says Chichilnisky [about Jeff Bezos]. 'I liked him, but he was not warm. I'm not criticising him, not a bit. It was like he could be a Martian for all I knew. A well-meaning, nice Martian.

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