E. O. Wilson Quotes & Sayings
94 most famous E. O. Wilson quotes and sayings (scientist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.”
“Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.”
“If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.”
“The education of women is the best way to save the environment.”
“We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.”
“When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.”
“Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.”
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