James Ephraim Lovelock, CH, CBE, FRS, Ph.D (born 26 July 1919) is an independent scientist, environmentalist and futurologist who lives in Devon, England.
If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times more land for food than we have now. Use this quote
I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price for it. Use this quote
There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. Use this quote
There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all capable of it. It's our evolutionary history. Use this quote
I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. Use this quote
I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all. Use this quote
Just after World War II, this country led the world in science by every way you could measure it, yet the number of scientists was a tiny proportion of what it is now. Use this quote
Science always uses metaphor. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been sending people into space. Use this quote