I think people have to recognise that the traditional modes of authority weren't that great.

The goal is to give people a free encyclopedia to every person in the world, in their own language. Not just in a 'free beer' kind of way, but also in the free speech kind of way.

The core of Wikipedia is something people really believe in. That is too valuable for the world to screw it up.

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

The Internet is allowing for us to really experience people in some of the most distant places in the world - as other people just like us. So get to know people, seek out bloggers from a country you're kind of curious about. It's about building empathy and breaking through to the point of recognizing people as people.

It's kind of surprising that you could just open up a site and let people work.

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