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Invention requires two things: One, the ability to try a lot of experiments, and two, not having to live with the collateral damage of failed experiments.
“Invention requires two things: One, the ability to try a lot of experiments, and two, not having to live with the collateral damage of failed experiments.”
— Andy Jassy · Ability
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“Invention requires two things: One, the ability to try a lot of experiments, and two, not having to live with the collateral damage of failed experiments.”
“We don't think at all about how the AWS business complements the Amazon business from a financial overview perspective.”
“When you have a sitting president who's willing to publicly show his disdain for a company and the leader of a company, it's very difficult for government agencies including the DOD to make an objective decision without fear of reprisal.”
“These are serious problems in all of our major cities: homelessness, education, there are are a number of them. And they require hard thinking and innovative solutions. But I think cities are so better off working with the business community towards joint solutions, rather than trying to tax them.”
“In the early 2000s, we were finding at Amazon that software development projects were taking us longer than we thought they should. We decided to build a set of infrastructure services to allow our retail business to move more quickly.”
“I had - there were three strokes, and I lost my ability to read and write and speak, and it really put me by the wayside for a number of years.”
“I know it is the fans that are responsible for me being here. I've always tried in each and every broadcast to serve the fans to the best of my ability.”
“At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp.”
“I absolutely think I have the ability to be a world-class athlete and make a team. But even if I never make another world championship team or Olympic team, I think there are so many things I can say about the sport that can really excite me and bring me a lot of motivation in the day to day.”
“Apart from the fact that your physical ability starts to decline, I also think someone in their fifties being childlike becomes a little sad. You've got to be careful.”
“Looking up and out, how can we not respect this ever-vigilant cognizance that distinguishes us: the capability to envision, to dream, and to invent? the ability to ponder ourselves? and be aware of our existence on the outer arm of a spiral galaxy in an immeasurable ocean of stars? Cognizance is our crest.”