It just didn't occur to me, sitting at my computer, that I would end up travelling all over the world.

My being some kind of celebrity - not a real celebrity, isn't a welcome part of the job.

I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way

I'm a very friendly person, and I think that's had a big impact on my work because I tend to be pretty good with not trying to always win every argument and things like that. I just sort of try to bring a lot of people together to talk.

I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.

It has become more important than ever that we teach students how to do research, and how to evaluate different sources of information. (Jimmy Wales, IB World, 68, Sept. 2013, p.10. )

If it isn't on Google, it doesn't exist.