“If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times more land for food than we have now.”

“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...”

“There is little evidence that our individual intelligence has improved through recorded history.”

“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.”

“Sadly, it's much easier to create a desert than a forest.”

“China will soon emit more greenhouse gases than America, but its regime knows if it caps aspirations there will be a revolution.”

“If you can pick the baby up without him squirting our of your hands like a bar of soap in the shower, he's not oiled up enough.”

“We aren't addicted to oil, but our cars are.”

“Well, for starters, we have to do more to create demand for new technologies that can reduce our dependence on foreign oil and environmental degradation.”

“With God on your side, what does luck matter?”

“That's not a good idea.”

“Fitch is on his way. He's coming after he blows up some wizards.”