1,070 Quotes by E. O. Wilson

All my life I have placed great store in civility and good manners, practices I find scarce among the often hard-edged, badly socialized scientists with whom I associate. Tone of voice means a great deal to me in the course of debate. I despise the arrogance and doting self-regard so frequently found among the very bright.

I'm proud and grateful to have been a part of something that was very special and to have been able to achieve success. But I look forward to doing other things, too. I still would like to do some more things in my solo career and see that do well.

It's a good career if you have a heart for animals and love for people. You can be pretty successful because it really takes the combination of both.

We need to be prepared for a series of storms coming from across the Pacific,

We're just praying for him and hoping for the best.

It's a different ball game now. Just walking along and looking at every piece of equipment and every truck pulling it around ... it's all me now. I get the run of the whole stage. It's rock 'n' roll every night.

To be anthropocentric is to remain unaware of the limits of human nature, the significance of biological processes underlying human behavior, and the deeper meaning of long-term genetic evolution.

I'm just happy to see the fruits of their hard work come to pass. All three are very fortunate to have been able to get to this point. How many kids out there have this dream and don't get to this point?

The course is just playing, without any wind, on the easier side and the conditions are very nice. If the wind's not blowing, well, that's a good defense for this course. When the course is playing easier, it's always nice.