26 Quotes by Christopher Poole

I don't hate anyone. Sometimes I wish I could interact with the community in a more normal way, though.

I didn't want my parents to know about 4chan at first because of the adult content. By the time I was 18 and could talk about it, the site had become notorious for its exploits and the adult content on there.

There aren't many sites like 4chan where you can pop in every hour and see all new stuff.

When we think of memetic culture, it is the sausage factory of the old days.

The high five card will be an insignificant bonus to the incredible time I’ll have traveling the world and meeting new people, especially fans of Nando’s

A racing horse is not like a machine. It has to be tuned up like a racing car.

What's unique about [4chan] is that it's anonymous, and it has no memory. There's no archive, there are no barriers, there's no registration. ... That's led to this discussion that's completely raw, completely unfiltered.

The cost of failure is really high when you’re contributing as yourself,

With 4chan, the cost of hosting it added up very quickly and at that time when I was 18, I didn't have the income of my own so it was a challenge to make money and break even on it.