E. O. Wilson

Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science.

The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago.

The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

The Creation' presents an argument for saving biological diversity on Earth. Most of the book is for as broad an audience as possible.

The ant world is a tumult, a noisy world of pheromones being passed back and forth.

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

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.

Secular humanists can sit around and talk about their love of humanity, but it doesn't stack up against a two-millennium-old funeral high mass.

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.