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Jimmy Wales Quotes

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American Businessman August 7, 1966

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People take issue with individual aspects of Wikipedia all the time. But it's kind of hard to hate the general idea of a free encyclopedia. It's like hating kittens. Jimmy Wales
The goal is to give people a free encyclopedia to every person in the world, in their own language. Not just in a 'free beer' kind of way, but also in the free speech kind of way. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "It's kind of surprising that you could just open up a site and..."
It's kind of surprising that you could just open up a site and let people work. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "A lot of people who work on open-source software don't mind..."
A lot of people who work on open-source software don't mind making money elsewhere. They aren't anticommercial. Jimmy Wales
Things work well when a group of people know each other, and things break down when it's a bunch of random people interacting. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "I think people have to recognise that the traditional modes of..."
I think people have to recognise that the traditional modes of authority weren't that great. Jimmy Wales
What can we put into the hands of people under oppressive regimes to help them? For me, a big part of it is information, knowledge - the ability to defeat propaganda by understanding it. Jimmy Wales
People are not fundamentally bad. It only takes the smallest of correctives to take care of that tiny minority that wants to disrupt the community. Jimmy Wales
We've seen how grassroots journalism by blogs has had an impact at various points politically, as ordinary people have amplified stories that were being ignored by the traditional press. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "The core of Wikipedia is something people really believe in...."
The core of Wikipedia is something people really believe in. That is too valuable for the world to screw it up. Jimmy Wales
I have always liked the idea of going to print because a big part of what we are about is to disseminate knowledge throughout the world and not just to people who have broadband. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "People who have achieved a public voice find it a mixed bag."
People who have achieved a public voice find it a mixed bag. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "People do fun and interesting things because they're fun and..."
People do fun and interesting things because they're fun and interesting. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "Massive numbers of people are going to come online from..."
Massive numbers of people are going to come online from cultures we don't normally interact with. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "A huge amount of what goes on in the Middle East has to do..."
A huge amount of what goes on in the Middle East has to do with people being fed really bad information. Jimmy Wales

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