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" The center of gravity for an organization should be as close to what they make as possible. If you make cars, you need people in the factory. If you breed horses, be in the stable. If you make the Internet, live on the Internet, and use all the freedom and power it gives you. "

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Trying

" For WordPress to be world class, it needs to have a sustainable model. "

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" The idea of having no responsibilities except general edification seems like such a luxury now. When I had it, all I wanted to do was hack around on the Web. Now the vast majority of my hours are hacking around on the Web. "

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" I don't think BuddyPress will be something you use instead of your existing social networks... but if you wanted to start something new maybe with more control, friendlier terms of service, or just something customized and tweaked to fit exactly into your existing site, then BuddyPress is a great framework to use. "

" In my brief sojourn in college, my favorite classes were political science because I loved the idea of systems we can set up that benefit society - rules we can put in place that sometimes you run against, sometimes they're painful, but ultimately they benefit the world. "

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" There are 100 million blogs in the world, and it's part of my job as the co-founder of WordPress to help many more people start blogging. "

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" With Akismet there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective against spammers, versus it being open and less effective? It seemed more people would be helped by blocking spam. "

" Automattic's mission has always been very aligned with WordPress itself, which is to democratise publishing. "

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" Occasionally, if I'm in a rut, I find changing location helps. "

" Environment plays a huge role in my ability to creatively focus and my mood - for better and worse. "