We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom.
E. O. WILSONWithout 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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We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.
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Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups of selfish individuals.
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Every major religion today is a winner in the Darwinian struggle waged among cultures, and none ever flourished by tolerating its rivals.
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When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.
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If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months.
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You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path.
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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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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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There doesn’t seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.
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Blind faith, no matter how passionately expressed, will not suffice.
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Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure.
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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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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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Persist! The world needs all you can give.
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The education of women is the best way to save the environment.
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