black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.

Related Topics

Aim Alone Behave Endure Failure High Honorably Prepare Time

Bagwalas

Popular Authors

Marilyn Monroe Paulo Coelho Abraham Lincoln C. S. Lewis Khalil Gibran Charlie Chaplin Gautama Buddha Isaac Newton

Religious belief itself is an adaptation that has evolved because we’re hard-wired to form tribalistic religions.
E. O. WILSON

Adaption Belief Evolved Hard Itself Religion Tribalistic Wired
People respect nonfiction but they read novels.
E. O. WILSON

Nonfiction Novel People Red Respect
True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
E. O. WILSON

Arise Character Deeper Religion Then True Well
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.
E. O. WILSON

Correct Destruction Diversity Genetic Go Habitat Loss Million Natural Now Only Process Species Take Will Year
Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society.
E. O. WILSON

Altruism Among Group Individual Member Mix Selfishness Society Versus Virtue
In 2010, my two Harvard mathematician colleagues and I dismantled kin-selection theory, which was the reigning theory of the origin of altruism at the time.
E. O. WILSON

Altruism Colleague Kin Mathematician Origin Reigning Selection Theory Time
Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
E. O. WILSON

Across Belief Change Come Demonstrate Even Fall Generation Hard Slowly
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.
E. O. WILSON

All Ant Biomass Insect Make Third Two
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.
E. O. WILSON

Century Challenge Economic Major Majority Much Planet Save Situation
Because the living environment is what really sustains us.
E. O. WILSON

Environment Living Really Sustain Us
People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.
E. O. WILSON

Alive Ancestor Another Essential Humanity Intellectual Keep Large Purpose Sacred Sense
Persist! The world needs all you can give.
E. O. WILSON

All Can Give Need Persist World You
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.
E. O. WILSON

Associate Belief Charity Christian Deep Especial Ethi Fairness Generosity Ideal Obligation Other Teaching Term Tolerance Traditional Virtue
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.
E. O. WILSON

Attempt Better Bring Century Come Entirely Environment Face Humanity Key Obvious Problem Quality Wrecking
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. WILSON

Atmosphere Better Democratic End Principle Product Win
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.
E. O. WILSON

Able Choice Henceforth Important Informative Make People Right Synthesize Time Together Wisely

Copyright: 2020 - 2023 | Minimalist Quotes