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We live at a time when emotions and feelings count more than truth, and there is a vast ignorance of science
James Lovelock
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James Lovelock
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We need a more authoritative world...What's the alternative to democracy? There isn't one. But even the best democracies agree that when a major war approaches, democracy must be put on hold for the time being. I have a feeling that climate change may be an issue as severe as war. It may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while.
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Civilization in its present form hasn't got long.
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I'm not a pessimist, even though I do think awful things are going to happen.
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An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it.
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You mustn't take what I say as gospel because no one can second-guess the future.
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If it hadn't been for the Cold War, neither Russia nor America would have been sending people into space.
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