#par

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

#broad #circumstance #continents #flowering #forests

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

Today's accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on the parents. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#may #parents #still #stress #today

What I'm doing is a dream come true but at the same time its work. It's like anything else. The only time it doesn't really feel like work to me is when I'm on stage and doing what I've prepared myself for my whole life which is to stand out in front of a crowd and sing. ↗

— Gretchen Wilson

#come #crowd #doing #dream #else

I mean that the function of the police is to solve problems that have law-enforcement consequences in a way that is based on a genuine partnership with the neighborhood in both the venting of the problem and the discussion of the solution. ↗

— James Q. Wilson

#both #consequences #discussion #function #genuine

I think it's time for the people and the press, in particular, to be more vigilant about not giving equal weight to lies as they give the truth. ↗

— Joe Wilson

#equal #for the people #give #giving #i

No longer is there a quest for the truth so much as there is this apparent need to present both sides of an issue even if one is nothing but lies and distortions. ↗

— Joe Wilson

#both #both sides #distortions #even #issue

Industry now should become a full partner of government in supporting longrange basic research. ↗

— Kenneth G. Wilson

#basic research #become #full #government #industry

My father was on the faculty in the Chemistry Department of Harvard University; my mother had one year of graduate work in physics before her marriage. ↗

— Kenneth G. Wilson

#before #chemistry #department #faculty #father

Scientists under all forms of government must be able to participate fully in international efforts. ↗

— Kenneth G. Wilson

#efforts #forms #fully #government #international