1,070 Quotes by E. O. Wilson

Since theological propositions are scientifically meaningless, those of us of pragmatic disposition simply won't buy such dubious merchandise. . . . Maybe -- remotely -- there might be something in such promotions, as there might be something in the talking dogs and the stocks in Arabian tapioca mines that W.C. Fields once sold in his comedies, but we suspect that we recognize a con game in operation. At least, we want to hear the dog talk or see the tapioca ore before we buy into such deals.

It'll take Joe a little while to accept that he's not a Bruin anymore, and I can understand that. You tend to think about the team that didn't want you as opposed to the team that did want you. Those feelings are going to be there and we'll help him deal with them.

Overall, the human brain is the most complex object known in the universe - known, that is, to itself.

This a possible route by which the virus could...gain a foothold in the human population. But it's not a doom or gloom story...I find it encouraging. Here's a possible avenue by which the virus can make the switch, and we should look out for it.

That whole issue of 'Can a woman be tough enough?' has plagued women candidates. That's starting to change. We've had experience with Condoleezza Rice and Madeleine Albright as secretary of State. (Shuttle commander) Eileen Collins lands on Earth and looks like she just took a Ferris wheel ride. Those things change the perception of what women can do.

Before, I was going to sell the team or something. But I don't know now. This has changed everything.

He's one of those guys you always have to know where he is in the red zone. He scores a lot of touchdowns, catches a lot of balls. Maybe he's not going to get the big yardage, but he gets first downs.

Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake.

The true evolutionary epic, retold as poetry, is as intrinsically ennobling as any religious epic.