"The world depends on fungi, because they are……" — E. O. Wilson
"The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world."
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194 Quotes by E. O. Wilson
E. O. Wilson has 194 quotes on this site.
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The growth of a naturalist is like the growth of a musician or athlete: excellence for the talented, lifelong enjoyment…
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Thirty trillion dollars worth of services, scot-free to humanity, every year.
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Biophilia: the innate pleasure from living abundance and diversity as manifested by the human impulse to imitate Nature with gardens.
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Let us see how high we can fly before the sun melts the wax in our wings. About the ambitious…
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Biophilia, if it exists, and I believe it exists, is the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living…
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Known as the biosphere to scientists and as the creation to theologians, all of life together consists of a membrane…
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No one knows the diversity in the world, not even to the nearest order of magnitude. ... We don't know…
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The cutting of primeval forest and other disasters, fueled by the demands of growing human populations, are the overriding threat…
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The worst thing that will probably happen-in fact is already well underway-is not energy depletion, economic collapse, conventional war, or…
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Overall, the human brain is the most complex object known in the universe - known, that is, to itself.
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The time has come to link ecology to economic and human development. When you have seen one ant, one bird,…
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[The natural world cleans water, pollinates plants and provides pharmaceuticals, among many other gifts.] Thirty trillion dollars worth of services,…
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More Cycling Quotes
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one of 132 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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My chosen exercise is cycling. I just love it.
— Eric Bana
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People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is…
— Andrea Bocelli
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I love cycling, running and swimming. In recent years I've competed regularly in triathlons, which means I don't find the…
— Jenson Button
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Cycling is a joy and faster than many other modes of transport, depending on the time of day. It clears…
— David Byrne
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Cycling can be lonely, but in a good way.
— David Byrne
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I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve…
— Greg LeMond
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What makes a great endurance athlete is the ability to absorb potenial embarrassment, and to suffer without complaint. I was…
— Lance Armstrong
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The key is being able to endure psychologically. When you're not riding well, you think, why suffer? Why push yourself…
— Greg LeMond
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It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat…
— Ernest Hemingway
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Everybody tells me that I never look as if I'm suffering. But, when I watch videotapes of a race, I…
— Miguel Indurain
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I'm fascinated by the sprinters. They suffer so much during the race just to get to the finish, they hang…
— Miguel Indurain
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I still feel that variable gears are only for people over forty-five. Isn't it better to triumph by the strength…
— Henri Desgrange
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