There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history. James Lovelock More Quotes by James Lovelock More Quotes From James Lovelock I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen. James Lovelock pessimist awful thinking Nowadays if you're dependent on a grant - and 99% of them are - you can't make mistakes as you won't get another one if you do. James Lovelock dependent grants mistake A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do is far too many, and you run out of planet in no time. James Lovelock planets earth running We thought we knew 20 years ago. That led to some alarmist books – mine included – because it looked clear-cut, but it hasn’t happened. The climate is doing its usual tricks. There’s nothing much really happening yet. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now. The world has not warmed up very much since the millennium. Twelve years is a reasonable time. The temperature has stayed almost constant, whereas it should have been rising - carbon dioxide is rising, no question about that. James Lovelock cutting should-have book An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it. James Lovelock viruses host clever You mustn't take what I say as gospel because no one can second-guess the future. James Lovelock second-guessing Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year. James Lovelock climate lifetime years I would only have been too pleased if someone had asked me for my data. If you really believed in your data, you wouldn't mind someone looking at it. You should be able to respond that if you don't believe me go out and do the measurements yourself. James Lovelock data mind believe Civilization in its present form hasn't got long. James Lovelock form civilization long I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price for it. James Lovelock personal-views views I have heard that the Saudi Arabians are paying Greenpeace to campaign against Nuclear Power. It wouldn't surprise me at all. James Lovelock nuclear surprise campaigns Ask almost anybody if they think the climate?s changed in the last couple of decades and they will all say ?yes? and give you lots of examples. James Lovelock couple reality thinking For each of our actions there are only consequences. James Lovelock consequence our-actions action I'm not religious, but I put it that way because I feel so strongly. It's the one thing you do not ever do. You've got to have standards. James Lovelock standards religious way The inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful. James Lovelock inertia humans meaningful The world has not warmed up very much since the millennium. James Lovelock alarmists millennium world 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. James Lovelock jobs way negative 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. James Lovelock numbers war country What I tend to do is to wake about five in the morning-this happens quite often-think about the invention, and then image it in my mind in 3D, as a kind of construct. Then I do experiments with the image...sort of rotate it, and say, 'Well what'll happen if one does this?' And by the time I get up for breakfast I can usually go to the bench and make a string and sealing wax model that works straight off, because I've done most of the experiments already. James Lovelock imagination morning thinking We live at a time when emotions and feelings count more than truth, and there is a vast ignorance of science James Lovelock future ignorance feelings
