James Lovelock

We need to rethink our relationship with the Earth; we are not conquerors, but guests.

The revenge of Gaia is upon us, and we must adapt or perish.

Humans are just a temporary symptom of life on Earth.

I am an agnostic; I do not know if there is a God, but I do know that the Earth is alive.

The planet will take care of itself, but we may not like the way it does.

Gaia is a tough bitch.

We have been too clever for our own good.

The Earth is a living system, self-regulating and self-correcting.

Our cleverness has led us to the brink of disaster.

I invented the Gaia hypothesis because I was trying to understand why the Earth maintains conditions suitable for life.

The future is not what it used to be.

We are part of Gaia, not separate from it.

Climate change is the greatest threat to humanity, but we can still mitigate it.

Life is a planetary phenomenon.

I regret nothing; my life has been a quest for understanding.

The ozone hole was a wake-up call we ignored.

Humans are the only species that can destroy the planet they depend on.

Gaia theory suggests that the Earth evolves as a single system.

We must learn to live sustainably or face extinction.

The beauty of science is in its humility.