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Freely licensed textbooks are the next big thing in education.


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Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing.

Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing.



I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.

I'm a big advocate of freedom: freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of thought.



My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world.

My original concept was to provide a free encyclopedia for every single person in the world.



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 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 real struggle is not between the right and the left but between the party of the thoughtful and the party of the jerks.

The real struggle is not between the right and the left but between the party of the thoughtful and the party of the jerks.



Most people assume the fights are going to be the left versus the right, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks.

Most people assume the fights are going to be the left versus the right, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks.



We are growing from a cheerful small town where everyone waves off their front porch to the subway of New York City where everyone rushes by. How do you preserve the culture that has worked so well?

We are growing from a cheerful small town where everyone waves off their front porch to the subway of New York City where everyone rushes by. How do you preserve the culture that has worked so well?



Love. It isn't very popular in technical circles to say a lot of mushy stuff about love, but frankly it's a very very important part of what holds our project together.

Love. It isn't very popular in technical circles to say a lot of mushy stuff about love, but frankly it's a very very important part of what holds our project together.



Everybody tells jokes, but we still need comedians.

Everybody tells jokes, but we still need comedians.



A lot of people who work on open-source software don't mind making money elsewhere. They aren't anticommercial.

A lot of people who work on open-source software don't mind making money elsewhere. They aren't anticommercial.





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Writing is about freedom. It may become precious and fleeting at any time. Don't let anybody shackle down your wings with doubt.

Writing is about freedom. It may become precious and fleeting at any time. Don't let anybody shackle down your wings with doubt.



She is mine.' Edward’s low voice was suddenly dark, not as composed as before. 'I didn’t say I would fight fair.

She is mine.' Edward’s low voice was suddenly dark, not as composed as before. 'I didn’t say I would fight fair.



Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.

Few things are impracticable in themselves; and it is for want of application, rather than of means, that men fail to succeed.



A woman's rank Lies in the fulness of her womanhood: Therein alone she is royal.

A woman's rank Lies in the fulness of her womanhood: Therein alone she is royal.



Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved.

Joy is the experience of knowing that you are unconditionally loved.



Photography has always been a simple medium, compared to painting in oil or chipping at marble.

Photography has always been a simple medium, compared to painting in oil or chipping at marble.



Being a child is horrible. It is slightly better than being a tree or a piece of heavy machinery but not half as good as being a domestic cat.

Being a child is horrible. It is slightly better than being a tree or a piece of heavy machinery but not half as good as being a domestic cat.



You can’t change the music of your soul.

You can’t change the music of your soul.



When people say they are looking for happiness, I ask, What are you giving to the world?

When people say they are looking for happiness, I ask, What are you giving to the world?



God not only initiated my salvation, He not only sowed the seed, but He made sure that that seed germinated in my heart by regenerating me by the power of the Holy Ghost.

God not only initiated my salvation, He not only sowed the seed, but He made sure that that seed germinated in my heart by regenerating me by the power of the Holy Ghost.




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