“ Social intelligence was therefore always at a high premium. A sharp sense of empathy can make a huge difference, and with it in an ability to manipulate, to gain cooperation, and to deceive. Edward O. Wilson
“ Human beings appear to be sufficiently selfish and calculating to be capable of indefinitely greater harmony and social homeostasis. This statement is not self-contradictory. True selfishness, if obed… Edward O. Wilson
“ Human beings were made for music. Its thrill and rapture are picked up almost immediately by little children Edward O. Wilson
“ Science, its imperfections notwithstanding, is the sword in the stone that humanity finally pulled. The question it poses, of universal and orderly materialism, is the most important that can be asked… Edward O. Wilson
