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.
E. O. WILSONThe 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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There is no better high than discovery.
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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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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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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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We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It’s about conflicts between creation stories.
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Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
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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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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
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This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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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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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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