If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
E. O. WILSONThe 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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The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats.
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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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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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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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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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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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When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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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.
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This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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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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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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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.
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