If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago.
E. O. WILSONIf history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path.
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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice.
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We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
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It’s always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That’s just in human relationships.
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The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
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Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.
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I’m very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.
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Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
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The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.
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The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.
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What’s been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months.
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