Internet Quotes by 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…

— Jimmy Wales

Simply having rules does not change the things that people want to do. You have to change incentives.

— Jimmy Wales

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

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

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

People who have achieved a public voice find it a mixed bag.

— Jimmy Wales

The core of Wikipedia is something people really believe in. That is too valuable for the world to screw it up.

— Jimmy Wales

It's kind of surprising that you could just open up a site and let people work.

— Jimmy Wales

Wikis and social networking are just tools.

— Jimmy Wales

I think it's a mistake to treat different realms of knowledge as if they are some how fundamentally the same.

— Jimmy Wales

It turns out a lot of people don't get it. Wikipedia is like rock'n'roll; it's a cultural shift.

— Jimmy Wales

Freely licensed textbooks are the next big thing in education.

— Jimmy Wales

We are still in the very beggining of the Internet. Let's use it wisely.

— Jimmy Wales

If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.

— Jimmy Wales

“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