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Letter "E" » Edward O. Wilson Quotes
«Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong»
«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. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give.»
«When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.»
Author: Edward O. Wilson
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«If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.»
Author: Edward O. Wilson
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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.»
«In the end ... success or failure will come down to an ethical decision, one on which those now living will be judged for generations to come.»
«Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?»
Author: Edward O. Wilson
«True character arises from a deeper well than religion. It is the internalization of moral principles of a society, augmented by those tenets personally chosen by the individual, strong enough to endure through trials of solitude and adversity. The principles are fitted together into what we call integrity, literally the integrated self, wherein personal decisions feel good and true. Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others.»
Author: Edward O. Wilson
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«We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. 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.»
Author: Edward O. Wilson
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«Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.»
Author: Edward O. Wilson
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