Willing to try to get a better atmosphere through a demonstration of democratic principles, fairness and cooperation, a better product, those will win in the end.
E. O. WILSONThis is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.
More E. O. Wilson Quotes
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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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Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.
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Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them.
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Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
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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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The variety of genes on the planet in viruses exceeds, or is likely to exceed, that in all of the rest of life combined.
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There is no better high than discovery.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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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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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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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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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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It’s obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life – for 8 billion or more people – without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.
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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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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution.
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