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Jimmy Wales Quotes

I am really accessible Picture Quote #1

I don’t see any particular problem with that Picture Quote #1

IAR is policy, always has been Picture Quote #1

Our growth rate continues to be staggering Picture Quote #1

I’m very much an Enlightenment kind of guy Picture Quote #1

If it isn’t on Google, it doesn’t exist Picture Quote #1

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The mainland Chinese tend to take a Chinese mainland point of view on controversial issues, and the Taiwanese take another the Taiwanese viewpoint Picture Quote #1

We have to come together, worldwide, and ‘think.’ We have a tool - the internet - to let us do that. Let’s use it wisely Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I frequently counsel people who are getting frustrated about an edit war to think about someone who lives without clean drinking water, without any proper means of education, and how our work might someday help that person. It puts flamewars into some perspective, I think Picture Quote #1

To me the key thing is getting it right. And if a person’s really smart and they’re doing fantastic work, I don’t care if they’re a high school kid or a Harvard professor; it’s the work that matters Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

A lot of people who work on open-source software don’t mind making money elsewhere. They aren’t anticommercial Picture Quote #1

It has become more important than ever that we teach students how to do research, and how to evaluate different sources of information. (Jimmy Wales, IB World, 68, Sept. 2013, p.10. ) Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

To create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language - That’s who I am. That’s what I am doing. That’s my life goal Picture Quote #1

I have zero interest in sports of any kind - professional, college or international Picture Quote #1

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EssJay was appointed at the request of and unanimous support of the ArbCom Picture Quote #1

A huge amount of what goes on in the Middle East has to do with people being fed really bad information Picture Quote #1

I don’t come down on any simple place as a deletionist or a completionist Picture Quote #1

Almost anything is better than three network TV outlets completely controlling the national discourse with their nightly broadcasts. We’ve moved a long way from that, and that’s important Picture Quote #1

When you consider the magnitude of how many people use Wikipedia globally, there is a potential here for really creating some noise and getting some attention in the U. S Picture Quote #1

We are still in the very beggining of the Internet. Let’s use it wisely Picture Quote #1

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When I opened Wikipedia, it had three articles, yet it was called an encyclopedia Picture Quote #1

If I had some information, the last thing I would ever do with it is send it to Wikileaks Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It turns out a lot of people don’t get it. Wikipedia is like rock’n’roll; it’s a cultural shift Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

When you consider the magnitude of how many people use Wikipedia globally, there is a potential here for really creating some noise and getting some attention in the U.S Picture Quote #1

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I am really accessible (Jimmy Wales Quotes) I don’t see any particular problem with that (Jimmy Wales Quotes) IAR is policy, always has been (Jimmy Wales Quotes) Our growth rate continues to be staggering (Jimmy Wales Quotes) I’m very much an Enlightenment kind of guy (Jimmy Wales Quotes) If it isn’t on Google, it doesn’t exist (Jimmy Wales Quotes) The mainland Chinese tend to take a Chinese mainland point of view on controversial issues, and the Taiwanese take another the Taiwanese viewpoint (Jimmy Wales Quotes) We have to come together, worldwide, and ‘think.’ We have a tool - the internet - to let us do that. Let’s use it wisely (Jimmy Wales Quotes) 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 Quotes) I frequently counsel people who are getting frustrated about an edit war to think about someone who lives without clean drinking water, without any proper means of education, and how our work might someday help that person. It puts flamewars into some perspective, I think (Jimmy Wales Quotes) To me the key thing is getting it right. And if a person’s really smart and they’re doing fantastic work, I don’t care if they’re a high school kid or a Harvard professor; it’s the work that matters (Jimmy Wales Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) A lot of people who work on open-source software don’t mind making money elsewhere. They aren’t anticommercial (Jimmy Wales Quotes) It has become more important than ever that we teach students how to do research, and how to evaluate different sources of information. (Jimmy Wales, IB World, 68, Sept. 2013, p.10. ) (Jimmy Wales Quotes) 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 Quotes) To create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language - That’s who I am. That’s what I am doing. That’s my life goal (Jimmy Wales Quotes) I have zero interest in sports of any kind - professional, college or international (Jimmy Wales Quotes) EssJay was appointed at the request of and unanimous support of the ArbCom (Jimmy Wales Quotes) A huge amount of what goes on in the Middle East has to do with people being fed really bad information (Jimmy Wales Quotes) I don’t come down on any simple place as a deletionist or a completionist (Jimmy Wales Quotes) Almost anything is better than three network TV outlets completely controlling the national discourse with their nightly broadcasts. We’ve moved a long way from that, and that’s important (Jimmy Wales Quotes) When you consider the magnitude of how many people use Wikipedia globally, there is a potential here for really creating some noise and getting some attention in the U. S (Jimmy Wales Quotes) We are still in the very beggining of the Internet. Let’s use it wisely (Jimmy Wales Quotes) When I opened Wikipedia, it had three articles, yet it was called an encyclopedia (Jimmy Wales Quotes) If I had some information, the last thing I would ever do with it is send it to Wikileaks (Jimmy Wales Quotes) 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 Quotes) It turns out a lot of people don’t get it. Wikipedia is like rock’n’roll; it’s a cultural shift (Jimmy Wales Quotes) 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 Quotes) When you consider the magnitude of how many people use Wikipedia globally, there is a potential here for really creating some noise and getting some attention in the U.S. (Jimmy Wales Quotes)

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