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

If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed ten thousand years ago. If insects were to vanish, the environment would collapse into chaos.

Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered, 'That depends. If I am to speak 10 minutes, I need a week for preparation. If 15 minutes, 3 days. If half hour, two days. If an hour, I am ready now.'

Karl Marx was right, socialism works, it is just that he had the wrong species

The organism is only DNA's way of making more DNA.

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