There is no better high than discovery.
E. O. WILSONEvery kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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The essence of humanity’s spiritual dilemma is that we evolved genetically to accept one truth and discovered another. Is there a way to erase the dilemma, to resolve the contradictions between the transcendentalist and the empiricist world views?
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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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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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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If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.
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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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It’s always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That’s just in human relationships.
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People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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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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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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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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Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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