I think people have to recognise that the traditional modes of authority weren't that great. — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
While I'm optimistic about the direction the world is headed, generally, I think there is a need for constant vigilance and pressure… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
You know, when I think about what I'm doing, what I'm doing and the way I'm doing it is more important to… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
I think it's a mistake to treat different realms of knowledge as if they are some how fundamentally the same. — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
We have to come together, worldwide, and 'think.' We have a tool - the internet - to let us do that. Let's… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
I think MySpace is doomed, I give them about two more years… I think Facebook is the next Microsoft in both the… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
The more time I spent on the site the more I came to think of Wales as some kind of Queen Ant,… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
I'm a very friendly person, and I think that's had a big impact on my work because I tend to be pretty… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
Greatest misconception about Wikipedia: We aren’t democratic. Our readers edit the entries, but we’re actually quite snobby. The core community appreciates when… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
I think that argument is completely morally bankrupt, and I think people know that when they make it. There's a very big… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
I tend to eat things in fours. I'll eat four nuts, four grapes, four chips at a time. I don't know why.… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
I frequently counsel people who are getting frustrated about an edit war to think about someone who lives without clean drinking water,… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share Image
People are not fundamentally bad. It only takes the smallest of correctives to take care of that tiny minority that wants to disrupt the… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
Simply having rules does not change the things that people want to do. You have to change incentives. — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
I think that argument is completely morally bankrupt, and I think people know that when they make it. There's a very big difference between… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
I have said this many times in the past and will say it many times in the future I am sure: some people need… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
The core community is passionate about quality and getting it right. If you want to read some good criticisms of Wikipedia, probably the best… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
The core of Wikipedia is something people really believe in. That is too valuable for the world to screw it up. — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
It's kind of surprising that you could just open up a site and let people work. — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
I think it's a mistake to treat different realms of knowledge as if they are some how fundamentally the same. — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
It turns out a lot of people don't get it. Wikipedia is like rock'n'roll; it's a cultural shift. — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight. — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
“Now, you may think this is all kindergarten ethics, right down to the time-out for naught kids. If so, you are correct. … Civility… — Jimmy Wales Copy Share
