Jimmy Wales Quotes

To create and distribute a free encyclopedia of the highest possible quality to every single person on the planet in their own language - That's who I am. That's what I am doing. That's my life goal.

Frankly, and let me be blunt, Wikipedia as a readable product is not for us. It's for them. It's for that girl in Africa who can save the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around her, but only if she's empowered with the knowledge to do so.

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

It is a direction not a destination.

Never confuse activity with accomplishment.

Probably the best nonsense poetry is produced gradually and accidentally, by communities rather than by individuals.

What is important is that one strives to achieve a goal.

Not only is social life identical with communication, but all communication (and hence all genuine social life) is educative.

Anything in life worth having is worth working for.

Science is a cooperative enterprise spanning the generations. It's the passing of a torch from teacher to student to teacher. A community of minds, reaching back to antiquity and forward to the stars.

If your vision doesn't cost you something, it's a daydream.

China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same. They want to be accepted by the international community.

When you stop planning and preparing . . . you stop winning.

I've found in life the more you practice, the better you get. If you want something enough and work hard to get it, your chances of success are greater.

Martin Buber said he sensed a rising hunger for relatedness Men would no longer rise in rebellion merely against one oppressor or another but against the distortion of a great yearning, 'the effort towards community.'

I don't know secret to success, but I'm pretty sure the closest thing is preparation

In this life we get only those things for which we hunt, for which we strive, and for which we are willing to sacrifice.

The only difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is extraordinary determination.

There are two brands of discontent: the brand that merely fosters greed and snarling and back-biting, and the brand that inspires greater and greater effort to reach the desired goal. Which is your brand?

The goal is progress, not perfection!

If you really need to, you have to make it happen.

The Church is not segregated by region or cities. That's an antiquated view of the world. We are united with churches all over the world working toward common goals based on shared values. Mosaic is one of the most racially diverse churches on the planet. Our community and extended Church family is global and completely integrated.

Nobody knows that they're going to be Champions - you have to work to get there.

An effective goal focuses primarily on results rather than activity. It identifies where you want to be, and, in the process, helps you determine where you are. It gives you important information on how to get there, and it tells you when you have arrived. It unifies your efforts and energy. It gives meaning and purpose to all you do.

If your dream requires patience, give it.