James E. Lovelock: Quotes about science

James E. Lovelock is independent scientist, environmentalist and futurist. Explore interesting quotes on science.

James E. Lovelock: 32 quotes1 like

“If you were an artist or novelist, or a poet or somebody like that, nobody would think it odd if you worked in your own home. In science there's none of this at all. I'm almost the only independent scientist in Britain. Everybody else works in large institutions, universities, or industrial labs. Why should one expect scientists to work that way?”

James E. Lovelock

"The Man Who Named the World" (1990)

“Fudging the data in any way whatsoever is quite literally a sin against the holy ghost of science…I'm not religious, but I put it that way because I feel so strongly. It's the one thing you do not ever do. You've got to have standards.”

James E. Lovelock

Interview with The Guardian (29 March 2010)

“Challenging the conventional wisdom is the way to make waves in science.”

James E. Lovelock

[James Lovelock: Challenge the dogma! (Web of Stories), YouTube, 6 August 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA8FbEHsgus]