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The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.
E. O. Wilson
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E. O. Wilson
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: June 10
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You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.
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