Ardent Quote by E. O. Wilson Download Open image “One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.” — E. O. Wilson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ardent Ardent Naturalist Bugs Did Grow Grew Grew Bug Growing up Grows Naturalist Naturalist Grew One thing Periods
The sickness kind of knocked me down and weakened me, but I still decided to spend a night in the woods, eating insects in… — Adrien Brody Copy Share Image
I certainly wasn't the kind of kid that grew up collecting bugs and spiders. — Cheryl Hayashi Copy Share Image
Every kid has a bug period, I like to say, and I just got so fascinated and I had that experience, that wonderful life… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
I grew up as a child living 'Red Dawn.' I was leaping out of spider holes, mowing down Russkies at the age of eight. — C. Thomas Howell Copy Share Image
I do love nature, but I don't suppose I'd spent more time in zoos as a child than anyone else! — Andy Serkis Copy Share Image
I started out wanting to be a naturalist. My obsession in my youth was with bird-watching. I collected things, I spent a lot of… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child. — Marie Curie Copy Share Image
I have been brought up in an environment which was quite an exciting childhood. — Emily Atack Copy Share Image
Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
Competing is intense among humans, and within a group, selfish individuals always win. But in contests between groups, groups of altruists always beat groups… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The commitment must be much deeper - to let no species knowingly die; to take all reasonable action to protect every species and race… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
Science is not marginal. Like art, it is a universal possession of humanity, and scientific knowledge has become a vital part of our species'… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The living environment is the biosphere, the thin layer around the world of living organisms. We're part of that. Our existence is dependent on… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The biological evolutionary perception of life and of human qualities is radically different from that of traditional religion, whether it's Southern Baptist or Islam… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
We should preserve every scrap of biodiversity as priceless while we learn to use it and come to understand what it means to humanity. — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems. — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
The extinctions ongoing worldwide promise to be at least as great as the mass extinction that occurred at the end of the age of… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
There are courageous and honest men enough in both sections to fight. There is no question of courage involved. The people of both sections… — Robert Toombs Copy Share Image
I am a Zionist, an ardent supporter of Israel, its defender when I deem Israel to be right and its critic when I deem… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
Ardent desire for knowledge, in fact, is the one motive attracting and supporting investigators in their efforts; and just this knowledge, really grasped and… — Claude Bernard Copy Share Image
I am an ardent supporter of Israel in all situations and in all circumstances. — Thomas Mulcair Copy Share Image
Not as closely as some of the most ardent fans, but I have some friends who are NASCAR team owners. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The person who inspired me the most was a friend of mine, Anita Roddick. I know that Anita wasn't known to be an ardent… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
I rejoice that liberty . . . now finds an asylum in the bosom of a regularly organized government; a government, which, being formed… — George Washington Copy Share Image
A sick man, surrounded by those who love him, nursed by those who wish earnestly that he should live, will recover (all other things… — Honore de Balzac Copy Share Image
If a man has a very decided character, has a strongly accentuated career, it is normally the case of course that he makes ardent… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
The idea of restraining the legislative authority, in the means of providing for the national defense, is one of those refinements which owe their… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
Love is not a mere emotion or sentiment. It is the lucid and ardent responses of the whole person to a value that is… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
The Battle for the Philippines was the greatest naval battle in history, judged in terms of the number of ships taking part, the number… — Richard Hough Copy Share Image
