Jimmy Wales Quotes

In every conflict we make mistakes. The trick is to fix them.

I was a bouncer when I was in DePaul in Chicago at the theater school. I threw drunks out of bars - unless I had a play running that weekend. But I only had two actual fights. Some were like out of old Westerns.

The first thing I usually do after a fight is apologize to my coaches because I didn't do one damn thing they told me to do.

I'm an individual. I do not want to get into a pissing match with an organization that is a de-facto gigadollar-turnover multinational!

So much for playing nice.Tired, I let my eyes shut while they argued, hoping I didn’t die in the interim and make the problem moot. I wasn’t ever going to get my water. Ever.

I don't care about people kissing my ass or telling me how great I am. I don't really give a damn. I read the bad stuff a whole lot more than I read the good stuff. I read that because there are always going to be critics who are going to say how good you aren't.

In a Nutshell - Fundamental Techniques In Handling People; Principle 1 - Don't criticize, condemn or complain; Principle 2 - Give honest and sincere appreciation; Principle 3 - Arouse in the other person an eager want.

The ability to negotiate with other people without friction and argument is the outstanding quality of all successful people.

Look, I realize both of you could happily strangle each other across the table, but I don't think that's the most effective use of our time, and frankly, I don't think I have enough money to tip the waitress for that kind of clean-up. And look, here's lunch. Let's eat that instead of eachother.

He will apologize, or I'll give him a lesson in swordplay he will not like at all.

We hate to have some people give us advice because we know how badly they need it themselves.

People want to give advice but can't take it themselves.

There can't be a quarrel without two parties, and I won't be one. I will be a friend to you in spite of you. So now you know what you've got to expect

Blessed are the peacemakers, and one sure way of peacemaking is to let the fire of contention alone. Neither fan it, nor stir it, nor add fuel to it, but let it go out by itself. Begin your ministry with one blind eye and one deaf ear.

Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite

Most people see no reason to stop arguing just because an issue has been decided.

Being polite is not only the right way to respond to people but also the easiest. Life is so filled with unavoidable conflict that I see no reason to promote more confrontations.

Judith took a deep breath. "Aye, you captured Iain's wife," she said again. "But he married your daughter.

Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack you.

I am of use to the younger artists through the advice and criticism which I give them.

We accepted this war for an object, a worthy object, and the war will end when that object is attained. Under God, I hope it never will until that time.

The inhabitants will always see both sides of an argument so long as it can result in a fight.

We discovered that peace at any price is no peace at all.

I would prefer a thousand times to receive reproofs than to give them to others.