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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. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough. ↗

— Earl Wilson

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Home, nowadays, is a place where part of the family waits till the rest of the family brings the car back. ↗

— Earl Wilson

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Benjamin Franklin may have discovered electricity, but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money. ↗

— Earl Wilson

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There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income. ↗

— Edmund Wilson

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Things can be funny only when we are in fun. When we're 'dead earnest,' humor is the only thing that is dead. ↗

— Flip Wilson

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Given a fair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high, not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whatever terms are offered us? No. ↗

— Harold Wilson

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I believe the greatest asset a head of state can have is the ability to get a good night's sleep. ↗

— Harold Wilson

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I'm at my best in a messy, middle-of-the-road muddle. ↗

— Harold Wilson

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Unlike many graduate fellowships, the Rhodes seeks leaders who will 'fight the world's fight.' They must be more than mere bookworms. We are looking for students who wonder, students who are reading widely, students of passion who are driven to make a difference in the lives of those around them and in the broader world. ↗

— Heather Wilson

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