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" 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

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" It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are. "

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" To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong. "

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" We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become. "

" Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction. "

" People respect nonfiction but they read novels. "

" Companies that are willing to share, to withhold in order to further the growth of the company, 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. "

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" Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers. "

E. O. Wilson

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" When you get into the whole field of exploring, probably 90 percent of the kinds of organisms, plants, animals and especially microorganisms and tiny invertebrate animals are unknown. Then you realize that we live on a relatively unexplored plan. "

" 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. "

" In my heart, I'm an Alabaman who went up north to work. "

E. O. Wilson

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" 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. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us. "

" Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it's a map with constant immediate sensory input. "

" There doesn't seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs. "

" 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. "

" All three of the Abrahamic religions were born and nurtured in arid, disturbed environments. "

" Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong. "

" The ant world is a tumult, a noisy world of pheromones being passed back and forth. "

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" I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution. "

" It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere. "

" 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. "