E. O. Wilson Quotes
An individual ant, even though it has a brain about a millionth of a size of a human being's, can learn a maze; the kind we use is a simple rat maze in a laboratory. They can learn it about one-half as fast as a rat.
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An incredibly high percentage of successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic. That's one of the little-known facts.
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Catalan citizens are peaceful, European, and open-minded. We want to contribute to better international and European governance.
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Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm really a drummer.' That's what I'll put on my passport application.
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Due to my hectic work schedule, I hardly have enough sleep, and my skin tends to look dull. Facial masks are my savior, as it helps to brighten and hydrate my skin.
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Being a woman has only bothered me in climbing trees.
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Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence.
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I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it.
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I don't eat red meat.
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What I do, basically, is look at things from different angles. That is what I do on stage comedically, and that is what I do in art. I was always fascinated by the structure of things, why things work this way and not that way. So I like to see how things behave if you change the point of view.
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Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn't block traffic.
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When attempting to make a plea for more peace in the world at a rock concert, we are reflecting the feelings of all those we have come in contact with so we may all have a better understanding of each other.
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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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Baking is my pastime. I just love creating things. But it's not what I want to do for a living. Acting is what I want to do.
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There's an unintended consequence when it comes to drone attacks in Yemen. Yeah, you take out the al-Qaida stronghold, but you also wipe out the other half of the block. That makes Yemenis against the United States for the rest of their lives and all their descendants.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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The best thing to do is just leave them alone. Alligators want to be away from you just as much as you want to be away from them.
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Being innovative in your philanthropy allows you to stride forward in your giving journey; you can marry your mind and heart to turn charity into lasting impact; and you can become more ambitious in your giving.
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The whole story of the comfort women, the system of forced sexual slavery, the medical experiments of Unit 731, is not something that is in the US psyche. That is changing because many books are coming out.
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My mother always told me I had to do 100 times better than a man. I had to work hard at maths, and learn four languages.
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It is not enough to wear an ornamental cross as a pretty decoration.
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But I also think that the more you reason collectively about what the project should be at the beginning of the process, the more you can improvise later.
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We signed up for Showtime, which I think put us on a Homeland Security list somewhere.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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An individual ant, even though it has a brain about a millionth of a size of a human being's, can learn a maze; the kind we use is a simple rat maze in a laboratory. They can learn it about one-half as fast as a rat.
