E. O. Wilson Quotes

As a child, I remember my own intensive interest in biology, birds, other animals and flowers and was determined at an early age to become a scientist.

I am passionately devoted to the study of life, and particularly to the higher forms of life.

The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.

My degree is in biology, and it will always be my first love. Evolution, ecology, genetics - they were the textbooks I was devouring as a teenager, and it was there that my love of science grew.

Some people collect butterflies - I love beetles.

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science.

I certainly wasn't the kind of kid that grew up collecting bugs and spiders.

I like writing about biology, not doing it.

Discovering new species is a passion. A day without collecting plants is painful for me.

One thing I did was grow up as an ardent naturalist. I never grew out of my bug period.

Biology has at least 50 more interesting years.

My kid really loves bugs.

I love all kinds of insects, and I've heard Australia has some really interesting bugs.

Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it." "No, actually it isn't," said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short.

I just really like ants, and I really like science. I was interested and curious about the quantum world and the physics behind how it all works.

I have found the study of organisms to be a truly exciting experience, always interesting and sometimes humbling.

Natural history is not equivalent to biology. Biology is the study of life. Natural history is the study of animals and plants-of organisms. Biology thus includes natural history, and much else besides.

Sstudying ants just quickly became part of me because I was allowed to wander, explore and find things and figure things out myself. And I saw how much was there and what could be done and how I could make a life of it.

Zoology has always been interesting to me. Nature is fascinating.

I had gone to school to study marine biology.

The key is to join an industry that you have a passion for. If you love cars, then automotive is where you should end up.

Of all bugs, growing up I just loved the pill bugs. They roll up, you play with them, you wait for them to open up, and then when you touch them they roll up again. I just love that.

There's so much I'm interested in that I didn't discover in high school. For 'The Amazing Spider-Man', because Gwen is a scientist, we went to a lab in San Diego, and we were learning about biology. And I'm fascinated! Because I never went to biology class in high school.

One of my degrees was a science degree in biology.

I love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it.