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Jimmy Wales
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“In case anyone is wondering I strongly support the development and widespread adoption of a covid-19 vaccine and will take it as soon as it is widely available... I don't think I should be in the first wave to take it as that should be people more vulnerable or more likely to be spreaders...”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter (19 May 2020)
“I think that's right. [replying to comment: "it should go to health care workers first"]. I'm not an expert. I just know that I'm healthy and safe at home, so it will be more helpful for others to go first. But I'm eager to take it!”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter (20 May 2020)
“President's power does not extend to threatening or shutting down social media platforms. But we should fear this in every country. Worst case scenario is that platforms don't have courage to tell Trump to go away, that they begin to adapt policies to his whims because he is a lunatic,”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Donald Trump is a lunatic: Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales interview with India Times on May 28, 2020
“You cannot write a good Wikipedia article about a small town if there is no longer news about this small town. This [trend] will impact the quality of Wikipedia long-term.”
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“The next billion people who'll get online access will enter the Internet with mobile devices. It's difficult to write Wikipedia articles on smart phones. So we're investing more and more resources to improve access for these people.”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2019 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Wikipedia founder Wales laments die-offs in local press worldwide, Deutsche Welle (DW), (11 June 2019)
“Education and innovation are two things that we can fall back on in the most uncertain times! Join me July 1, 4 PM IST on @unacademy, I will speak about education and my early life that propelled me to create Wikipedia.... unacademy.onelink...”
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Recorded in: https://twitter.com/jimmy_wales/status/1277629711611543552 Twitter] (29 June 2020)
“I predict that https://gov.uk/home-education is going to be dramatically more popular this coming year.”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter (30 June 2020)
“When is the last time you saw a politician talking about Aristotle's Virtues? This is what I love seeing -@RoryStewartUKpost on WT: https://wt.social/post/vg6w2a75311699787861”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Twitter (1 July 2020)
“Take a look at this: http://vaccinecommongood.org”
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Recorded in: Twitter (3 July 2020)
“On Sunday July 5th at 5pm we’re all saying #ThankYouTogether! Whether you’re thanking the NHS, key workers, delivery drivers or a friend, neighbour or colleague who has helped you during this time - join us on your doorstep and help spread the word. together.org.uk”
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Recorded in: (3 July 2020)
“I support freedom of expression. A lot of people I disagree with also support freedom of expression. If that's controversial, then someone will have to explain to me why.”
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Recorded in: (8 July 2020)
“I've reason to believe”
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“...Please consider joining http://wt.social - healthy dialogue rather than soundbite vitriol”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2020 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (17 July 2020)
“Should there be competing articles, so that you would have the Catholic article on abortion, the evangelical Christian version, and the Planned Parenthood version?”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2021 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: In Jimmy Wales: “Wikipedia is from a different era”" (January 14, 2021)
“My birthday wish for Wikipedia is: Let's go forward and see what we can do next.”
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Recorded in: Remarks on Wikipedia's 25th Anniversary (15 January 2026)
“Random speculative pseudo information should be removed, unless it can be sourced.”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Zero information is preferred to misleading or false information - Email to WikiEN-l, Tue May 16 20:30:15 UTC 2006
“Zero information is preferred to misleading or false information.”
Jimmy Wales (born 1966) first seen 2006 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Keynote speech, Wikimania, August 2006. May 19, 2006
“It is tough problem for platforms like Twitter and Facebook. They exist to allow people to share their thoughts and ideas … One of the things that I would like to see more of is, not to stop people from sharing things … but to warn them… So, when I am about to share something, and a reputable fact checking organization has shown it is a hoax, I would like Facebook to warn me “Hey … you might want to check, if this is true or not, before you share it”. I think that would be very helpful.”
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“I joke that I started as a kid revising the encyclopedia by stickering the one my mother bought.”
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“education was always a passion in my household ... you know, the very traditional approach to knowledge and learning and establishing that as a base for a good life.”
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