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Jimmy Wales Quotes

Jimmy Wales quotes about world

American Businessman August 7, 1966

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I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "It just didn't occur to me, sitting at my computer, that I..."
It just didn't occur to me, sitting at my computer, that I would end up travelling all over the world. 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
Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for..."
My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world. 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
While I'm optimistic about the direction the world is headed, generally, I think there is a need for constant vigilance and pressure on repressive governments. Jimmy Wales
One of the ways that Microsoft beat Apple way back in the day was that they were a lot more open; today, in the world I come from, the free software and open-source world, Microsoft is not generally viewed as open; they're viewed as proprietary. Jimmy Wales
The Supreme Court has held that code is speech. And it doesn't matter that it's done on a computer or done face to face or done in a newspaper, reporting the facts of the world is protected speech. Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales quote: "I worry about censorship in many parts of the world."
I worry about censorship in many parts of the world. Jimmy Wales

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