E. O. Wilson Quotes
[The natural world cleans water, pollinates plants and provides pharmaceuticals, among many other gifts.] Thirty trillion dollars worth of services, scot-free to humanity, every year.
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Our party, I can tell you, is very transparent; we believe in our credentials. Our credentials are our only credibility; we are not going to compromise on that; we are the commoners.
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Even with my wife, I find sharing soup is hard.
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I used to think I had ambition... but now I'm not so sure. It may have been only discontent. They're easily confused.
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Polo is the most inviting sport I've ever seen.
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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What I do find enormously gratifying is the reviews my books get from the American press. They are so on the ball compared to anywhere else. It's so satisfying to get a review that conveys the reader understood precisely what I was trying to get at.
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Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.
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America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.
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There might be 1 finger on the trigger, but there will be 15 fingers on the safety catch.
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Especially in the day and age now with social media and cameraphones and things like that, you always have to act like you're being watched.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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I saw the pilot for 'Girls' about six months before it aired.
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Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.
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I've written a screenplay that is a series of monologues and songs; they form this sort of human tapestry across time and place. The form is strange, but I find it really fascinating.
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I have never made a game that wasn't explicitly about empowering players to tell their own story.
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I dedicated my 20s, my passion and energy to the name 'Rain.' I always did my best, and I thought if I did, it would eventually show, and even if it didn't turn out well, I wouldn't have any regrets.
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If you only believe that you're an artist when you have a big advance in your pocket and a single coming out, I would say that's quite soulless. You have to have a sense of your own greatness and your own ability from a very deep place inside you. I am the one with the litmus test in my hands of what people need to hear next.
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Sitting behind the bench at games is the hardest thing I've ever had to go through because basketball is really most of my happiness. So when I can't go out there and exert energy and have fun and things like that, it kind of puts everything else into perspective.
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We knew we were going to be short-handed, being that Chris wasn't playing, and other guys stepped up and played big for us.
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The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
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Unfortunately, the world has not been designed for the convenience of mathematicians.
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[The natural world cleans water, pollinates plants and provides pharmaceuticals, among many other gifts.] Thirty trillion dollars worth of services, scot-free to humanity, every year.
