James Lovelock
Creator of Gaia theory who viewed Earth as a self-regulating system, stating that Gaia is a complex entity involving the Earth's biosphere, atmosphere, oceans, and soil.
Quotes by James Lovelock
The Earth is a self-regulating system, and it will continue to regulate itself, with or without us.
We need to change our way of thinking about the Earth, and about our place in it.
The Earth is a living planet, and we are its most intelligent, and most destructive, species.
The Earth is a self-organizing system, and we are part of its emergent properties.
We need to find a way to live in harmony with the Earth, or we will perish.
The Earth is a living system, and we are its nervous system.
The Earth is a self-regulating system, and it has a remarkable capacity for resilience.
We need to understand that the Earth is not just a backdrop for human activity; it is an active participant in our lives.
The Earth is a living planet, and we are its most significant evolutionary experiment.
The Earth is a self-healing system, and it will eventually recover from our abuses, but it may not include us.
The Gaia hypothesis proposes that the Earth's living matter, air, oceans, and land surface form a complex system which can be seen as a single organism.
I am, in no sense of the word, a Christian.
The health of the planet is the health of the whole.
We are the intelligent species that does not know how to live on this planet without destroying it.
Nature is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
The Earth is not dying, it is being killed, and those who are killing it have names and addresses.
I have a feeling that Gaia is a useful concept, but it is not a scientific theory.
Civilization is a disease which is rapidly spreading and for which there is no known cure.
The biggest mistake we could make would be to think that we can control the climate by reducing emissions alone.
Life on Earth is an equal partner with the non-living environment.