9 Quotes by E. O. Wilson about nature
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The diversity of life forms, so numerous that we have yet to identify most of them, is the greatest wonder on this planet.
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Ninety-nine percent of all species that ever lived are now extinct.
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We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
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The commitment must be much deeper - to let no species knowingly die; to take all reasonable action to protect every species and race in perpetuity.
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Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.
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If enough species are extinguished, will the ecosystems collapse, and will the extinction of most other species follow soon afterward? The only answer anyone can give is: possibly. By the time we find out, however, it might be too late. One planet, one experiment.
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Biological diversity is the key to the maintenance of the world as we know it... Eliminate one species, and another increases to take its place. Eliminate a great many species, and the local ecosystem starts to decay.
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It had her performing stripping, touching herself, things of that nature.
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