The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
E. O. WILSONWell, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They’re the cemetery workers.
More E. O. Wilson Quotes
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If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.
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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.
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It’s obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life – for 8 billion or more people – without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company.
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Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.
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Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it’s a map with constant immediate sensory input.
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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice.
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There doesn’t seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.
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