E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson
Edward Osborne Wilson, usually cited as E. O. Wilson, is an American biologist, researcher, theorist, naturalistand author. His biological specialty is myrmecology, the study of ants, on which he is considered to be the world's leading expert...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth10 June 1929
CountryUnited States of America
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We know from Census Bureau surveys that something beyond a hundred thousand uses of guns for self-defense occur every year. We know from smaller surveys of a commercial nature that the number may be as high as two-and-a-half or three million. We don't know what the right number is, but whatever the right number is, it's not a trivial number.
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The commitment must be much deeper - to let no species knowingly die; to take all reasonable action to protect every species and race in perpetuity.
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Human nature is deeper and broader than the artificial contrivance of any existing culture.
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Ninety-nine percent of all species that ever lived are now extinct.
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Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.
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If enough species are extinguished, will the ecosystems collapse, and will the extinction of most other species follow soon afterward? The only answer anyone can give is: possibly. By the time we find out, however, it might be too late. One planet, one experiment.
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Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.
nature mean humanity
We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity.
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Biological diversity is the key to the maintenance of the world as we know it... Eliminate one species, and another increases to take its place. Eliminate a great many species, and the local ecosystem starts to decay.
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Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.
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It had her performing stripping, touching herself, things of that nature.
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We've been talking to about 10 labels. So far, they haven't given us exactly what we want.
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We've been struggling to make outside shots and we need to make outside shots to play our inside-out game and Kyle stepped up and made the outside shots we needed.
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We weren't just going against her. They have a very good team. Our game plan was just to play her as best as we can play her.