On the whole, the evidence indicates that model trends in the troposphere are very likely inconsistent with observations.

It is absolutely essential that one should be neutral and not fall in love with the hypothesis.

Indeed, scientific truth by consensus has had a uniformly bad history.

Truth in science is always determined from observational facts.

One finds the truth by making a hypothesis and comparing observations with the hypothesis.

If the facts are contrary to any predictions, then the hypothesis is wrong no matter how appealing.

However, the models also predict unambiguously that the atmosphere is warming faster than the surface of the earth; but all the available observational data unambiguously shows the opposite!

Why, then, should we ever sink overwhelmed with distress, when life is so soon over, and death is so certain an entrance to happiness – to glory?

maybe somebody finally shot the dog.

Most people living in the world are confused about life.

I think that it's fun to get the script and open it like a Christmas present. That's 'Alcatraz' or anything that I'm working on. If the groundwork has been laid too much, the surprises aren't there.

Joy is something entirely different from pleasure.

Leave the dishes unwashed and the demands on your time unanswered. Be ruthless and refuse to do what people ask of you.

When I talk to teachers they tell me the things they'd most like from any government are a reduction in bureaucracy, support to help ensure good discipline and a reformed Ofsted.

I would not like a king who could obey.

Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.

It's more a tennis problem than a mental problem. The transition is difficult. It depends how much time you have. Playing on grass can sometimes be a bit of a lottery.