Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.
E. O. WILSONCompanies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company.
More E. O. Wilson Quotes
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Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems.
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This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
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Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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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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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 history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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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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Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.
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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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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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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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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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