83 Quotes by Edward O. Wilson

Here indeed is a major difference between people and ants: where we send our young men to war, ants send their old ladies. No moral lesson there, unless you are looking for a less expensive form of elder care.

Perhaps the time has come for ethics to be removed temporarily from the hands of the philosophers and biologicized – made part of the new synthesis.

People are prone to ethnocentrism. It is an uncomfortable fact that even when given a guilt-free choice, individuals prefer the company of others of the same race, nation, clan, and religion. They.

A distinguished researcher once commented to me that a real scientist is someone who can think about a subject while talking to his or her spouse about something else.

We have created a Star Wars civilization, with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.

The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world.

The human impact on biodiversity, to put the matter as briefly as possible, is an attack on ourselves.

We have created a Star Wars civilization, with Stone Age emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. We thrash about. We are terribly confused by the mere fact of our existence, and a danger to ourselves and to the rest of life.

Splendor awaits in minute proportions.