E. O. Wilson Quotes
Humanity is part of nature, a species that evolved among other species. The more closely we identify ourselves with the rest of life, the more quickly we will be able to discover the sources of human sensibility and acquire the knowledge on which an enduring ethic, a sense of preferred direction, can be built.
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Humanity will live as long as there are humans.
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When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life.
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I think that people that are not sensitive, who seem to bang through life, do survive, but I don't think they get the really soaring feelings that people who are more artistically bent can get.
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You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth.
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I really feel that the best actors out there are very centric. They're really connected. They're not in a, 'What about me' state, and I think that's a good lesson in life.
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I know I am extraordinarily lucky to be doing what I am doing. I have worked hard along the way and I have been blessed too. I have had a great life.
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I've worked in television all my life, but really I've always wanted to work in the movies.
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Helping people boost themselves out of poverty is the best way to make a lasting positive difference in a person's life.
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Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
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People who have a sense of peace that their priorities are in the right place also have a sense of humility and a realistic view on life.
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I miss riding those fast trains in Japan... 'cause I'd never seen a train that fast in my life.
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I'm still in the Dixie Chicks; we haven't broken up... I love the Dixie Chicks; it's the most fun I've ever had in my life. It was like winning the lottery.
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I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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There is nothing on earth divine except humanity.
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I feel like we have to keep our eyes on the road. Being nostalgic is like taking an offramp and getting a sandwich - and then you get back on the highway. I don't want to be spending the rest of my life at the gas station.
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You can drain the life and nuances and complexity out of things by homogenizing them to make everything harmoniously dull, flat, conflict-free, strife-free.
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New experiences give you new perspectives on life.
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What I have learned is that designers are willing to tell the world that they are here to empower women from all different backgrounds and different walks of life.
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When I get married, it will be for life - divorce is not an option.
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It is our utopias that make the world tolerable to us: the cities and mansions that people dream of are those in which they finally live.
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Sanity is an illusion caused by alcohol deficiency.
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Therefore I am sure that this, my Coronation, is not the symbol of a power and a splendor that are gone but a declaration of our hopes for the future, and for the years I may, by God's Grace and Mercy, be given to reign and serve you as your Queen.
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The fact there is no route-map to utopia does not mean that there are no routes to more accessible destinations.
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Humanity is part of nature, a species that evolved among other species. The more closely we identify ourselves with the rest of life, the more quickly we will be able to discover the sources of human sensibility and acquire the knowledge on which an enduring ethic, a sense of preferred direction, can be built.
