Jimmy Wales Quotes

"I'm learning German, ... You couldn't learn German just from a textbook...So I'm learning from audio CDs and games."
-Jimmy Wales

"Most people are good. They may not be saints, but they are good."
-Jimmy Wales

"I joke a lot that (choosing to be a nonprofit) was either the best thing or the worst thing I've ever done. But I think that the site wouldn't have been successful with ads. People might not be so quick to contribute."
-Jimmy Wales

"We are talking to several agents and publishers about what they would be interested in."
-Jimmy Wales

"My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world."
-Jimmy Wales

"[For all his notoriety in global tech circles, Wales is all but invisible in Florida. Due to lack of interest, an organizer once had to cancel an event in St. Petersburg where Wales was to speak.] Like the great artists Jerry Lewis and David Hasselhoff, ... I'm only appreciated overseas."
-Jimmy Wales

"Everybody tells jokes, but we still need comedians."
-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 community."
-Jimmy Wales

"Wikipedia is a non-profit. It was either the dumbest thing I ever did or the smartest thing I ever did. Communities can build amazing things, but you have to be part of that community and you can't abuse them. You have to be very respectful of what their needs are."
-Jimmy Wales

"The bigger it gets and the more people stumble across it, the more people are interested in volunteering."
-Jimmy Wales

"We are growing from a cheerful small town where everyone waves off their front porch to the subway of New York City where everyone rushes by. How do you preserve the culture that has worked so well?"
-Jimmy Wales