Persist! The world needs all you can give.
E. O. WILSONDestroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
More E. O. Wilson Quotes
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By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified.
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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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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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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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Religious beliefs evolved by group-selection, tribe competing against tribe, and the illogic of religions is not a weakness but their essential strength.
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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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There is no better high than discovery.
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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 are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
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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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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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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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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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