Jimmy Wales Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me.
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The fallacy of the neoclassicals is their tenet that total employment, though hit by shocks, can be said always to be heading back to some normal level.
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The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.
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It is all very well and it sounds very seductive to say we are going to have harmonisation of regulations, but for example the way that funds are distributed around the states these days, you are positively penalised if you actually want to have say a lower payroll tax or sort of conditions.
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But a city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.
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It has not been easy to wake up every single day at 6:30 in the morning to then head to the gym and start a full day of work. But you have to have that kind of dedication if you want to achieve the goals you have set for yourself.
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God judged it better to bring good out of evil than to suffer no evil to exist.
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Going to hospital is rather like going to an alien planet.
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I was always more interested in story songs, things with a point of view... and things that informed me.
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Our publicist at Warner Brothers is a young guy who has worked so hard for seven years with us and when we saw him backstage he broke down and cried. He couldn't believe it happened. It was seeing him so overcome when we realised how much it really meant.
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Every season I try to top myself, and push it a little further.
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I have such difficulty calming down - my stomach, my head, reality, everything. That is the reason I live in Faro.
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Most interviewers are looking for a headline. They're not skilled. They're looking for shock value.
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Only when I came to America did I think of myself as British.
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Why am I here? Yes, to win titles, because then I will feel happy for the people. But the process is the reason why.
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Blind dates are treacherous. You don't know who this person is. You wonder, 'Should I call my grandma during coffee to get out of this?'
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YouTube is a good way to discover new music now because it comes up with that thing at the side with other artists you might like.
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If you owe too much on American Express, and your Diner's Club c are too hard, take a loan on your Visa, and pay it off with your MasterCard!
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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.
