Jeff Bezos

“In 2022, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos awarded Parton $100 million as part of the Courage and Civility Award”

“The bottom half of income earners in this country pay only 3% of the taxes," Bezos told CNBC.”

“The buying spree began in 2023, when he paid $68 million for a property on the island.”

“He later bought the roughly 19,000-square foot home next door for $79 million”

“added a third property in 2024 for $87 million.”

“Why don’t more people copy your investment strategy? It’s not that difficult to understand in principle,” Bezos said he asked Buffett, speaking at the America Business Forum in 2025.”

“If you can think in terms of seven years instead of three years, and you can defer gratification and think long term, that will give you a head start against all of your competitors, because most peo…”

“Bezos stepped down as Amazon's chief executive in 2021 to become executive chairman, although he still owns 8% of the company.”

“He has also previously explored the possibility of buying Super Bowl winners the Seattle Seahawks.”

“Bezos ultimately decided against submitting an offer for either franchise but now looks set to enter the sporting arena with Liverpool.”

“the Bezos Earth Fund, which he launched in 2020 with a pledge of $10 billion for climate and nature initiatives through 2030.”

“the couple let their kids play with knives at the age of four and with power tools since the age of 7 or 8.”

“Back in 2017, Bezos was speaking at the SummitLA panel with his brother Mark Bezos, when he said that being resourceful is a skill he learned as a kid and one he and his wife had instilled in their c…”

“His wife's rationale, as per Bezos was that she 'would much rather have a kid with nine fingers than a resourceless kid,' which he said is a 'fantastic attitude about life.'”

“Every summer until he was 16, Bezos visited his grandfather's ranch 'in the middle of nowhere.'”

“Instead, the man would repair the items himself, with the assistance of his grandson, Bezos. Together they fixed heavy machinery, performed veterinary work on his cattle and even built a house one su…”

“In his first annual letter to Amazon shareholders in 1997, the CEO wrote, 'Given a 10% chance of a 100-times payout, you should take that bet every time.'”

“Finally, his third try led to Amazon Marketplace, which he says 'started working right away' and now accounts for nearly half the units sold on Amazon.com.”

“April 14 video filmed outside Citadel CEO Ken Griffin’s Central Park South penthouse”

“could find 3% in the federal budget”

“packages would take six weeks to arrive”

“would have to charge you a $100 delivery fee”

“the world's richest man doesn't touch a single hard decision before 10 am.”

“He sleeps eight hours.”

“If I make three good decisions a day, that's enough.”

“That's why I set my first meeting at 10 o'clock.”

“Jeff Bezos made what remains the world's largest individual philanthropic commitment to climate change and nature in 2020 by pledging $10 billion through the Bezos Earth Fund”