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I'm not real good at the administrative part of running a company.

Jimmy Wales

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Jimmy Wales
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 8
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Freedom, liberty, individual rights, that idea of dealing with other people in a matter that is not initiating force against them, is critical to me.
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If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.
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I worry about censorship in many parts of the world.
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I have my team focused on the front end, working on the user experience, and making sure we have all the wiki-like tools people need to work on the site. We're just cranking away.
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I don't worry. It's just not in my nature, really.
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