E. O. Wilson

There is no better high than discovery. ”

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos. ”

Political ideology can corrupt the mind, and science. ”

The historical circumstance of interest is that the tropical rain forests have persisted over broad parts of the continents since their origins as stronghold of the flowering plants 150 million years ago. ”

The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can. ”

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal. ”

The Creation' presents an argument for saving biological diversity on Earth. Most of the book is for as broad an audience as possible. ”

The ant world is a tumult, a noisy world of pheromones being passed back and forth. ”

Ideas emerge when a part of the real or imagined world is studied for its own sake. ”

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong. ”