Jimmy Wales Quotes
Things work well when a group of people know each other, and things break down when it's a bunch of random people interacting.
Quotes to Explore
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Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.
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Give me golf clubs, fresh air and a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.
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I think it just came to a point where I made a decision to do better with my life and health. And that is only by God's grace because there are no guarantees.
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I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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As more ad spending shifts online, the ability to have expertise and to innovate quickly will become critical.
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I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema.
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I've got no respect for any young man who won't join the colors.
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More and more, we're used to taking things in through the eyes rather than through the ears, and opera is more of a spectacle.
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I have every single Ferrari that came out. I have all the Mercedes they came out with, all the Jaguars they came out with, all the Porsches they came out with.
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Whenever you're in a relationship, you have that favorite song that reminds you of when you first got together or when you first kissed, and then every time you hear that song, it reminds you of that person.
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Let me say what I actually believe. I believe that 9/11 was a conspiracy, by Al Qaeda, and Osama Bin Laden, and no one else trying to hurt America.
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I could never sit down and say: I'm going to do an out-and-out comedy, just to prove to people I can. You've just got to do what you do. Just listen to your soul and do your art and do it for the right reasons, and then you can't fail.
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I'm an emotional guy.
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Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.
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Jazz is progressive, and it's alive.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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Mum is the girliest of them all, but she ended up with me, the tomboy.
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I just can't read music.
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If women had never been given the right to vote, then Labour would have won every election after the war.
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I certainly feel injustice. I'm no foreigner to that, whether it's real or perceived.
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As a philosopher, I'm not obliged to explore every unknown wilderness.
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Playing a plainer role means everything is dependent on the credentials of the actor, not the fact that they are as pretty as Julia Roberts. People start to look at their talent rather than their appearance. And playing the ugly part often means less time in the make-up chair, which is a great benefit on set.
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Things work well when a group of people know each other, and things break down when it's a bunch of random people interacting.
