E. O. Wilson Impact Quotations

Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.

Without a doubt our planet will be hit again many times in the future, unless we can prevent it from happening. We're not sure yet what the best way to do this is, but in order to figure that out, we've really got to better understand what comets and asteroids are made of and how they're put together. So, in a sense, Deep Impact is our latest attempt to get to know our potential enemies.

We think we're doing this the right way, handling it in an appropriate manner. We've fully and openly disclosed the impact of each of our write-downs. We break that out in our earnings statements and filings. We've had many write-downs in the last six years, and we've handled them the same way.

Without his influence, I would not be a school teacher or soccer coach. He had a tremendous impact on my life,

We'll have some major bond projects coming on line: three parks, three fire stations and two libraries, including the main library. Then for the year starting in September, we'll have to deal with the full impact of those facilities, plus the new history museum and the zoo expansion, which will be getting into full swing.

Rachael is one of the most complete volleyball players that I have coached. Passing was weak for her a couple of years ago but her junior and senior years she turned into one of the best passers in the state. Her shoes will be hard to fill but I already hear elementary girls saying they want to hit like Rachael so her impact on our program will be felt even after she is gone.

It's just a huge boost for us to have one extra playmaker on our defense. He makes so many impact plays and changes the game a lot.

The impact is pretty strong when you consider a couple of pellets can kill a small bird.