Ben Goldacre

Quotes

• “If you put me in charge of the medical research budget, I would cancel all primary research, I would cancel all new tria...”
• “Yes. I'm a doctor, an epidemiologist, and lots of my professional colleagues flip back and forth between industry and me...”
• “This process of professionalising the obvious fosters a sense of mystery around science, and health advice, which is unn...”
• “Homeopathy pills are, after all, empty little sugar pills which seem to work, and so they embody [..] how we can be misl...”
• “Children can be disgusting, and often they can develop extraordinary talents, but I’m yet to meet any child who can stim...”
• “In females, the author has found the application of pure carbolic acid to the clitoris an excellent means of allaying th...”
• “I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.”