1,070 Quotes by E. O. Wilson

I just felt like we just took a few good swings against him,

She's right there, right there with it. Seeing death, up close and personal.

The price of these failures has been a loss of moral consensus, a greater sense of helplessness about the human condition. ... The intellectual solution to the first dilemma can be achieved by a deeper and more courageous examination of human nature that combines the findings of biology with those of the social sciences.

The human mind evolved to believe in the gods. It did not evolve to believe in biology.

In science, you really do need to have a purpose-driven life. You will succeed to the extent that you get the most out of your career so that you can give the most back. Try to be an addict, driven to achieve discoveries, learning new things, and then writing about them.

We see all that he can do, and we want to help him do that. But we also know it's a process, and we don't want to rush the process.

A society that condemns homosexuality harms itself. (254)

Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.

This is not a matter of making money for the Buffalo Bills. It's a matter of survival. We just want to survive. And I think a lot of other clubs are in the same fix.