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James Lovelock Quotes

James Lovelock quotes

English Scientist July 26, 1919

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James Lovelock quote: "Life does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth..."
Life does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes. James Lovelock
We are the intelligent elite among animal life on earth and whatever our mistakes, [Earth] needs us. This may seem an odd statement after all that I have said about the way 20th century humans became almost a planetary disease organism. But it has taken [Earth] 2.5 billion years to evolve an animal that can think and communicate its thoughts. If we become extinct she has little chance of evolving another. James Lovelock
Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia. James Lovelock
James Lovelock quote: "Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest."
Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest. James Lovelock
James Lovelock quote: "Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in..."
Nature favors those organisms which leave the environment in better shape for their progeny to survive. James Lovelock
James Lovelock quote: "If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times..."
If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times more land for food than we have now. James Lovelock
I suspect any worries about genetic engineering may be unnecessary. Genetic mutations have always happened naturally, anyway. James Lovelock
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
James Lovelock quote: "A billion could live off the earth; 6 billion living as we do..."
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
James Lovelock quote: "I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a..."
I'm a scientist, not a theologian. I don't know if there is a God or not. Religion requires certainty. James Lovelock
James Lovelock quote: "I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom..."
I've got personal views on the '60s. You can't have freedom without paying the price for it. James Lovelock
This programme to stop nuclear by 2020 is just crazy. If there were a nuclear war, and humanity were wiped out, the Earth would breathe a sigh of relief. James Lovelock
NASA will send up a big sun shade that will be in orbit between the earth and sun and deflect 2 or 3 percent of the sunshine back into space. It would be cheaper than the international space station. James Lovelock
James Lovelock quote: "There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all..."
There aren't just bad people that commit genocide; we are all capable of it. It's our evolutionary history. James Lovelock
James Lovelock quote: "If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America..."
If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been sending people into space. James Lovelock

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