“One thing that being a scientist has taught me is that you can never be certain about anything. You never know the truth. You can only approach it and hope to get a bit nearer to it each time. You iterate towards the truth. You don't know it.” KnowsCertainBitsOne ThingTaughtApproachScientist Author:James Lovelock
“China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it caps aspirations there will be a revolution.” IfsKnowsAmericaRevolutionChinaAspirationRegimesCapsGreenhousesGreenhouse Gases Author:James Lovelock
“I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty.” IfsKnowsScientistCertaintyTheologianIf There Is A God Author:James Lovelock
“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.” KnowsWayJobsPoliticianNegative Author:James Lovelock
“The problem is we don't know what the climate is doing. 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.” KnowsYearsBookProblemClearCuttingHappenedMinesYears AgoClimateAlarmists Author:James Lovelock
“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.” KnowsWorldShouldYearsHas BeensBookProblemClearCuttingHappenedMinesHappeningsYears AgoShould HaveConstantClimateTricksSupposed To BeRisingReasonableUsualTwelveCarbonHalfwayTemperatureShould Have BeenMillenniumCarbon DioxideFryingAlarmists Author:James Lovelock
“I know that to personalize the Earth System as Gaia, as I have often done and continue to do in this book, irritates the scientifically correct, but I am unrepentant because metaphors are more than ever needed for a widespread comprehension of the true nature of the Earth and an understanding of the lethal dangers that lie ahead.” KnowsBookDoneEarthLyingUnderstandingDangerNeededMetaphorComprehensionTrue NatureGaia Author:James Lovelock
