#ect

Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#been #blessed #brilliant #debt #directions

Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#among #group #individual #members #mix

Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#ants #dominant #great #habitats #had

Ants make up two-thirds of the biomass of all the insects. There are millions of species of organisms and we know almost nothing about them. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#almost #ants #insects #know #make

If we were to wipe out insects alone on this planet, the rest of life and humanity with it would mostly disappear from the land. Within a few months. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#disappear #few #humanity #insects #land

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

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

— Earl Wilson

#benjamin franklin #discovered #electricity #franklin #invented

Middle Age - later than you think and sooner than you expect. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#expect #later #middle #middle age #sooner

The fastest way for a politician to become an elder statesman is to lose an election. ↗

— Earl Wilson

#elder #election #fastest #lose #politician