Jeff Bezos
ON THE RECORD · 25 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“I didn’t really want to take outside investors until I was sure that it would be a good investment for them,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos explained why Blue Origin recently took outside investors for the first time after raising $10 billion.
“Success is not villainy,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos pushed back on politicians who cast billionaires as villains during an interview with Bret Baier.
“And, then, once we’re flying every day, we want to fly every hour. And then once we’re flying every hour, we want to fly every minute.”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos outlined escalating launch frequency goals for Blue Origin's rockets.
“We’re going to make the tools so easy to use that anyone will be able to be an engineer,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos described the goal at Prometheus, where he is co-founder and co-CEO, to develop an artificial general engineer.
“We have to be able to land cargo routinely on the moon to support a lunar base on the moon,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos said cargo deliveries are needed to support a sustained human presence on the moon.
“We’ll go to Mars. We’ll do all the other things. But we need to go to the moon first,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos argued against skipping the moon in favor of Mars, citing the moon's proximity to Earth.
“So, there’s a lot of work to be done, but there’s every reason to believe that we can put humans on the moon in 2028.”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos expressed confidence that an American lunar landing is possible in 2028.
“The inventions don’t disappear when the bubble pops,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos argued that useful technology can survive even when investors lose money, citing past booms.
“We have to beat China to the moon, and I believe we will beat China to the moon,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos said the U.S. must prevail in the race against China to land humans on the moon.
“It won’t just be a mission and leave,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos said the goal on the moon should be to establish a lasting presence.
“In the beginning stages, when technologies are new, a light hand is appropriate,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos urged a light regulatory approach to AI while the technology is still developing.
“Our goal is to fly every day,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos described Blue Origin's long-term launch ambitions for its rockets.
“You don’t want to regulate knives. You want to regulate murder,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos argued policymakers should target dangerous applications and bad actors rather than restrict the underlying technology.
“And it doesn’t make him a bad person.”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos argued that entrepreneurial success does not make someone a bad person.
“very hard to know,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos was asked whether the AI industry is in an investment bubble.
“Yes, we can put data centers in space,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos pointed to Blue Origin's Project Sunrise and an FCC application to launch orbital data centers.
“They think I’m crazy,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos acknowledged that his goal of flying every minute draws skepticism from his own team.
“That’s what productivity in the economy means.”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos explained that productivity gains in the economy could enable shorter workweeks.
“And there’s a good reason to do that.”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos discussed the rationale for placing data centers in space.
“Some people will also decide, you know what? I can support my family by working three days a week,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos predicted AI-driven productivity gains could allow some families to support themselves with a shorter workweek.
“But I’ve seen crazy things before come true.”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos responded to his team's skepticism about his ambitious launch frequency goals.
“It’ll be a real sustainable lunar base.”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos described his vision for a lasting human presence on the moon.
“There’s nothing wrong with making unbelievably good chicken that people love,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos cited the success of Raising Cane's while rejecting the idea that building a successful business makes someone a villain.
“You can’t pretend that there are no problems,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos acknowledged real affordability problems, particularly housing costs, when asked about socialism's appeal.
“It’s going to actually be difficult to hire people because the productivity in the economy is going to make it so that if people don’t want to work two jobs, they won’t have to,”
Jeff Bezos · said 2026-10-07 · reported 2026-10-07
Bezos argued that productivity gains could create a labor shortage as Americans choose to work less.