E.O. Wilson

We are drowning in information and starving for wisdom.

The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology.

If we save the living environment, the biodiversity that we have left, we will also save ourselves.

The one process ongoing in the 21st century that will be remembered in the millennia ahead is the loss of biodiversity.

The more we know about the natural world, the more we appreciate its complexity and beauty.

The brain is a machine built of other machines.

Ants are the dominant social insects, and they have been for a long time.

The world needs scientists, but it also needs poets, artists, and musicians.

Consilience is the linking of facts and fact-based theory across disciplines to create a common groundwork of explanation.

The greatest challenge to humanity is the challenge of understanding ourselves.

Humanity is a biological species, and we are subject to the same laws of nature as all other species.

We are a species that is both a product of evolution and a force of evolution.

The environmental crisis is a crisis of human behavior.

The natural world is a source of wonder and inspiration.

Every species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with the care and genius of ages.

The only way to save the world is to save the species.

We have a moral obligation to protect the natural world for future generations.

The human mind is a product of evolution, and it is designed to understand the natural world.

The scientific method is the most powerful tool we have for understanding the world.

Science and religion are two of the most powerful forces in human history.