It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of cl…

E. O. Wilson
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It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere. ✨ Interview with Bill Moyers, www.pbs.org. July 6, 2007.
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