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Wikipedia is a non-profit. It was either the dumbest thing I ever did or the smartest thing I ever did.
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Keynote Speech, SXSW 2006;
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"The wisdom of one" (25 April 2007)

 

Jimmy Wales

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I wish to hearby announce that Wikipedia represents the highest, greatest, achievements of human life to date. I shall henceforth replace the phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread" with the phrase "the greatest thing since Wikipedia." That is so long as what it posts about me is accurate or at least inaccurately extremely flattering. (June 16, 2005)

 

Jonah Goldberg

 

The thing about Colbert is he's f**king brilliant... He was always the smartest guy in the room, and he was always smart enough not to let you know he was the smartest guy in the room.

 

Stephen Colbert

 

The thing we must do intensely is be human together. People are more important than things. We must get together. The best thing humans can have going for them is each other. We have each other. We must reject everything which humiliates us. Humans are not objects of consumption.
We must develop an absolute priority of humans ahead of profit — any humans ahead of any profit. Then we will survive. …
Together.

 

Frank Herbert

 

Judy: (to defendant, who took 17 purses and 21 belts from the plaintiff to sell on consignment, and was being sued because the plaintiff never got her money or the merchandise back) Where are they? [referring to merchandise]
Defendant: I couldn't sell them, and...
Judy: So what did you do with them?
Defendant: I threw them away.
Judy: Well then, you're the dumbest thing that I've seen all day! What do you mean, you threw 'em away? You think that I believe that? That's what you wrote in your answer. I said, "I have to see the person who says to me..." [audience laughs] "...that I couldn't sell them so I threw 'em away." You think that I believe that? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard!
Defendant: I couldn't sell them---
Judy: Why would you want to tell ten million people - how stupid a response that you could make up in your head and expect somebody to believe!!!

 

Judith Sheindlin

 

Barack is one of the smartest people you will ever encounter who will deign to enter this messy thing called politics.

 

Barack Obama