"We know of no behavior in ants or any other social insects that can be construed as play."

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Source : Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson (1990). “The Ants”, p.370, Harvard University Press

Bert Holldobler

#Play Quotes #Ants Quotes #Behavior Quotes

“Imagine a famine. Now imagine a piece of bread. Both of these things are real but you happen to be in the same room with only one of them. Put yourself into a different room, thatâ€™s what the mind is for.”
“But Iran has gone far beyond what is necessary for a purely civilian programme. It has concealed several nuclear facilities from the International Atomic Energy Agency, played hide-and-seek with the international community, and rejected all offers of co-operation from the U.S., the EU, and others.”

Source : "The case for western missile defence" by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, www.theguardian.com. March 31, 2010.
“I'm quite content: although what I'm doing is far from being as I should like, I am complemented often enough all the same...”
“At least in my case, a very simple, regular, happy life makes for better writing.”
“What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose.”
“I heard the bullets whistle-- and believe me, there is something charming in the sound.”
“You don't run a business hoping you don't have a recession.”
“I never had any ambition to be a star, or whatever it is called, and I'm still embarrassed at the word.”

Source : Interview with Geoff Andrew, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2000.

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