When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
E. O. WILSONAim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
More E. O. Wilson Quotes
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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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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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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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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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Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it’s a map with constant immediate sensory input.
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Change will come slowly, across generations, because old beliefs die hard even when demonstrably false.
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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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If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way.
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What’s been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.
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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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Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.
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We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.
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