E. O. Wilson Quotes
It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.

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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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My dad's a doctor, and when I was 8, I went to one of his medical conferences where they were demonstrating laser surgery on a chicken. I was so mad that a chicken had to die, I never ate meat again.
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It's nice not to be too boring.
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Isolation is a self-defeating dream.
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The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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I'm a serial dater. When I see someone I like, we go on multiple dates.
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I come from a family of refugees. I'm used to surviving and going with the flow, and what happened to me was just life.
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I wanted to publish a book simply to be buried with it; that's all I wanted. I had no ambition beyond that.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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Sufis teach that we first must battle and destroy the evil within ourselves by shining upon it the good within, and then we learn to battle the evil in others by helping their higher selves gain control of their lower selves.
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The relationship between ARMgold and Harmony continues to develop and grow.
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My wife and I often visit Rosales and the Ilokos as a matter of habit or whim induced by nostalgia, homesickness - whatever draws pilgrims to worshipped sanctuaries. Or, perhaps, what compels moths to seek the votive flame.
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I had this maroon 'Lion King' tracksuit that my mum couldn't take off me. I wore it until the sleeves ended at my elbows and the trousers ended at my knees.
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In dating, the question is how many Tinder knockoffs are we going to have, and are any of them going to take off?
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What I want to do is tell stories about normal people in the American suburbs. I don't write the book where it's a conspiracy reaching the prime minister; I don't write the book with the big serial killer who lops off heads. My setting is a very placid pool of suburbia, family life. And within that I can make pretty big splashes.
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I've been training quite hard.
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Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell.
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If you have a friend, things are better than if you didn't have a friend.
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Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.
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My mum and dad were incredibly supportive - although I suspect my dad would have preferred me to go the university route. However, I know they were extremely proud when I won the 2011 BAFTA Best Actor for playing comedian Eric Morecambe in 'Eric and Ernie.'
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It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.