Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
E. O. WILSONAn individual ant, even though it has a brain about a millionth of a size of a human being’s, can learn a maze; the kind we use is a simple rat maze in a laboratory. They can learn it about one-half as fast as a rat.
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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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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
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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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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds… is not productive.
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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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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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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.
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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice.
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I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind.
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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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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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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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Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
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