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We ought to recognize that religious strife is not the consequence of differences among people. It's about conflicts between creation stories. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#among #between #conflicts #consequence #creation

Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#cemetery #dominant #insects #make #make up

What we need is an electronic encyclopedia of life, with one page for each species. On each page is given everything known about that species. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#each #electronic #encyclopedia #everything #given

When you get into the whole field of exploring, probably 90 percent of the kinds of organisms, plants, animals and especially microorganisms and tiny invertebrate animals are unknown. Then you realize that we live on a relatively unexplored plan. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#exploring #field #get #into #kinds

Gossip is when you hear something you like about someone you don't. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#gossip #hear #like #someone #something

Success is simply a matter of luck. Ask any failure. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#any #ask #failure #luck #matter

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

— Earl Wilson

#disappear #enough #ignore #long #only

Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#enables #experience #make #mistake #recognize

If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#car #cares #couple #missing #nobody

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

— Earl Wilson

#back #brings #car #family #nowadays