Quote by James Lovelock
You mustnt take what I say as gospel because no one can second-gue

You mustnt take what I say as gospel because no one can second-guess the future. – James Lovelock

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If you start any large theory, such as quantum mechanics, plate tectonics, evolution, it takes about 40 years for mainstream science to come around. Gaia has been going for only 30 years or so. – James Lovelock

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Science
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I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldnt surprise me at all. – James Lovelock

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power
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Im a scientist, not a theologian. I dont know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. – James Lovelock

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To live only for some future goal is shallow. Its the sides of the mountain that sustain life, not the top. – Robert M. Pirsig

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The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass and beyond there is a different country. – J. Robert Oppenheimer

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Our challenge for the future is that we realize we are very much a part of the earths ecosystem, and we must learn to respect and live according to the basic biological laws of nature. – Jim Fowler

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To a father, when a child dies, the future dies to a child when a parent dies, the past dies. – Red Auerbach

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