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> [Things work well when a group of people know each other, and things break down when it's a bunch of random people interacting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/things-work-well-when-a-group-of-people-know-each-other-and-things/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

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## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/people-are-not-fundamentally-bad-it-only-takes-the-smallest-of/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [Simply having rules does not change the things that people want to do. You have to change incentives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/simply-having-rules-does-not-change-the-things-that-people-want-to-do/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/i-think-that-argument-is-completely-morally-bankrupt-and-i-think/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/i-have-said-this-many-times-in-the-past-and-will-say-it-many-times-in/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/the-core-community-is-passionate-about-quality-and-getting-it-right/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [People who have achieved a public voice find it a mixed bag.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/people-who-have-achieved-a-public-voice-find-it-a-mixed-bag/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [The core of Wikipedia is something people really believe in. That is too valuable for the world to screw it up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/the-core-of-wikipedia-is-something-people-really-believe-in-that-is/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [It's kind of surprising that you could just open up a site and let people work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/it-s-kind-of-surprising-that-you-could-just-open-up-a-site-and-let/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [Wikis and social networking are just tools.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/wikis-and-social-networking-are-just-tools/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [I think it's a mistake to treat different realms of knowledge as if they are some how fundamentally the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/i-think-it-s-a-mistake-to-treat-different-realms-of-knowledge-as-if/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [It turns out a lot of people don't get it. Wikipedia is like rock'n'roll; it's a cultural shift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/it-turns-out-a-lot-of-people-don-t-get-it-wikipedia-is-like-rock-n/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [Freely licensed textbooks are the next big thing in education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/freely-licensed-textbooks-are-the-next-big-thing-in-education/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [We are still in the very beggining of the Internet. Let's use it wisely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/we-are-still-in-the-very-beggining-of-the-internet-let-s-use-it-wisely/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

> [If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/if-you-see-a-blatant-error-or-misconception-about-yourself-you-really/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/now-you-may-think-this-is-all-kindergarten-ethics-right-down-to-the/)

[Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/)

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