“Science has authority, not because of white coats, or titles, but beca...” — Ben Goldacre Quote

“Science has authority, not because of white coats, or titles, but because of precision and transparency: you explain your theory, set out your evidence, and reference the studies that support your case.”

“Bad things happen when problems are protected by a force field of tediousness.”

“You are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted.”

“Yes. I'm a doctor, an epidemiologist, and lots of my professional colleagues flip back and forth between industry and medical roles. I know them; they are not bad people. But it is possible for good people in bad systems to do things that inflict enormous harm.”

“In general, drug companies are reasonably good at developing new treatments, and there's also a lot of good in the industry.”

“I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.”

“I don't believe in competitions between artists. This is insane. Who has the authority to say someone is better?”

“The Palestinian Authority refuses on an ongoing basis to take the necessary steps to prevent terrorists from getting into Israel.”

“Like the child, the creative writing student is posited as a centre of vulnerable creativity, needful of attention and authority.”

“The world isn't one way or another. Things can be changed very, very rapidly by someone with sufficient confidence, sufficient knowledge and sufficient authority.”

“I was good at embarrassing authority. It was fun. There's a fearlessness that goes along with being a kid.”

“Stuart Blumberg is suddenly an authority on the modern - or, dare we say, post-modern - family, thanks to the critically-acclaimed debut of his new film, 'The Kids Are All Right.'”