You never know with politicians what they are really saying. And I don't say that in a negative way-they have an appalling job.

Quote by James Lovelock

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I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen.

I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen.

If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been...

If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been...

I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or...

I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or...

Let's make hay while it lasts.

Let's make hay while it lasts.

A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far...

A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far...

Climatologists are all agreed that we'd be lucky to see the end of this century...

Climatologists are all agreed that we'd be lucky to see the end of this century...

Civilization in its present form hasn't got long.

Civilization in its present form hasn't got long.

Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way...

Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way...

Esso has been the main one in America spreading the disinformation that there is no...

Esso has been the main one in America spreading the disinformation that there is no...

China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it...

China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it...

Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest.

Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest.

There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all capable of it. It's...

There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all capable of it. It's...

We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if...

We'd never have got a chance to go outside and look at the earth if...

The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so...

The oil companies regard nuclear power as their rival, who will reduce their profits, so...

An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it.

An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it.

Florida will be gone altogether, the whole damned place, in not too long.

Florida will be gone altogether, the whole damned place, in not too long.

There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history.

There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history.

NASA will send up a big sun shade that will be in orbit between the...

NASA will send up a big sun shade that will be in orbit between the...

All the modelling we do shows that the climate is poised on the jump up...

All the modelling we do shows that the climate is poised on the jump up...

Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From...

Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From...