I dont think were yet evolved to the point where were clever enough to handle a complex a situation as climate change. The inertia of humans is so huge that you cant really do anything meaningful. – James Lovelock
You mustnt take what I say as gospel because no one can second-guess the future. – James Lovelock
Fudging the data in any way whatsoever is quite literally a sin against the holy ghost of science. Im not religious, but I put it that way because I feel so strongly. Its the one thing you do not ever do. Youve got to have standards. – James Lovelock
The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so they put out a lot of disinformation about nuclear power. – James Lovelock
By the time one is eighty, it is said, there is no longer a tug of war in the garden with the May flowers hauling like mad against the claims of the other months. All is at last in balance and all is serene. The gardener is usually dead, of course. – Henry Mitchell, The Essential Earthman, 1981