Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice.
E. O. WILSONIf insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
More E. O. Wilson Quotes
-
-
If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
E. O. WILSON -
Willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.
E. O. WILSON -
Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
E. O. WILSON -
One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
E. O. WILSON -
True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
E. O. WILSON -
The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.
E. O. WILSON -
The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
E. O. WILSON -
Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company.
E. O. WILSON -
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.
E. O. WILSON -
A very Faustian choice is upon us: whether to accept our corrosive and risky behavior as the unavoidable price of population and economic growth, or to take stock of ourselves and search for a new environmental ethic.
E. O. WILSON -
In some ways, I had a traditional ‘old South’ upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an
E. O. WILSON -
Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
E. O. WILSON -
Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
E. O. WILSON -
Well, 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.
E. O. WILSON -
In 2010, my two Harvard mathematician colleagues and I dismantled kin-selection theory, which was the reigning theory of the origin of altruism at the time.
E. O. WILSON