E. O. Wilson Quotes
Most kinds of aggressive behavior among members of the same species are responsive to crowding in the environment.
Quotes to Explore
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If we don't have God in our life, we're considered dead.
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Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and a little later to architecture. And I think it's still coming to computer science.
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That word, fan, has always kind of bothered me.
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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
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I think that everyone should get married at least once, so you can see what a silly, outdated institution it is.
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If you feel that you are good, don't be too proud of it.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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'Love Aaj Kal' is not really a road movie, but it does involve some travel.
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If you're governor of a state, and you have nothing to say when the president attacks the people that you represent, you are complicit.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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My writing books with positive gay characters has come more out of anger than anything else: anger at not having been able to find honest, accurate books about people like myself as a teen, books that show we're as diverse as straight people and that we can lead happy, healthy, productive lives just as straight people can.
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After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.
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I really love Alexa Chung's style. I really think she gets it right all the time. I've never seen a picture of her where I didn't love the outfit.
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To me there is no picture so beautiful as smiling, bright-eyed, happy children; no music so sweet as their clear and ringing laughter.
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Drama was all I ever wanted to do. There was no plan B!
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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
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If the tongue had not been framed for articulation, man would still be a beast in the forest.
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Everyone told me I could sing from about the age of ten. My mum was always telling me. But I was so shy, I didn't believe them. And the more that people told me, the more I went into the background and the less likely I was to sing.
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There is a reason why George Washington is always one of the top three presidents, and it's not because of his prowess as a military leader; it's not because of the incredible innovations in policy that he introduced. It's because he knew when it was time to go.
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Troubles, like babies, grow larger by nursing.
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A good friend of mine was Lucy Ball. Her mother and my mother were best friends.
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In an environment without public platform nor protection, the individual is the most powerful and most responsible.
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Most kinds of aggressive behavior among members of the same species are responsive to crowding in the environment.
