1,070 Quotes by E. O. Wilson

He looked at the stadium, looked at the logistics and venue-- and fell in love with it.

Invariably there are mistakes made in starting any business, ... The benefit of the franchise is that there's a franchisor who's there that doesn't want to see you make mistakes and see you lose money and will be there to help you.

We kind of stood around there for awhile and couldn't get anything going offensively. They (Aberdeen) hit their shots in the fourth quarter and picked up their intensity. We couldn't make any shots and frustration set in.

Darwin's dice have rolled badly for Earth. The human species is, in a word, an environmental abnormality. Perhaps a law of evolution is that intelligence usually extinguishes itself.

Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience to authority, and while it is often consistent with and reinforced by religious belief, it is not piety.

You would have to bring that up. But now that you mention it ...

Everybody has his own version of clam chowder. I think it has to do with what you grew up with. People get attached to what they're used to.

There are lots of planning opportunities in the timing of withdrawals to pay for college. For high school juniors, we're rebalancing to prepare for payout. For seniors, we may not plan payouts until the family has gotten their financial-aid package.

I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife.