Quotations from

E. O. Wilson

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Edward Osborne Wilson (June 10, 1929 – December 26, 2021) was an American biologist, naturalist, ecologist, and entomologist who developed the field of sociobiology.

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Quotes from E. O. Wilson

Sometimes a concept is baffling not because it is profound but because it is wrong.

—E. O. Wilson

Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.

—E. O. Wilson

When you have seen one ant, one bird, one tree, you have not seen them all.

—E. O. Wilson

Every kid has a bug period… I never grew out of mine.

—E. O. Wilson

Destroying rainforest for economic gain is like burning a Renaissance painting to cook a meal.

—E. O. Wilson