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.
E. O. WILSONPersist! The world needs all you can give.
More E. O. Wilson Quotes
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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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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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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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Jehovah had nothing to say to Moses and the others about the care of the planet. He had plenty to say about tribal loyalty and conquest.
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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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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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Science for its part will test relentlessly every assumption about the human condition.
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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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Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they’ve had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
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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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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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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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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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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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