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David Attenborough Quotes

An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment Picture Quote #1

I don’t run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving Picture Quote #1

Nothing in the natural world makes sense - except when seen in the light of evolution Picture Quote #1

As far as I’m concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of bringing into existence the natural world... which doesn’t seem to me to be necessarily blasphemous at all Picture Quote #1

If I can make programmes when I’m 95, that would be fine. But I would think I’ll have had enough by then Picture Quote #1

London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It’s got everything you want, really Picture Quote #1

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Apart from anything else, I am designed by evolution, like we all are: if we see a little thing like that, big eyes, tiny nose, we go ‘aaah’. That’s what evolution does. We are programmed to do that. So to find babies the most amazing, isn’t surprising, I don’t think Picture Quote #1

I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn’t have to promote myself. These days there’s far more pressure to make a mark, so the temptation is to make adventure television or personality shows. I hope the more didactic approach won’t be lost Picture Quote #1

I’d like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and thousands of pounds trying to see giant squid. I mean, we know they exist because we have seen dead ones. But I have never seen a living one. Nor has anybody else Picture Quote #1

It’s coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now Picture Quote #1

It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, ‘tell us about us’, ‘tell us about the first human being’. We are so self-obsessed with our own history. There is so much more out there than what connects to us Picture Quote #1

People talk about doom-laden scenarios happening in the future: they are happening in Africa now. You can see it perfectly clearly. Periodic famines are due to too many people living on land that can’t sustain them Picture Quote #1

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The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find a missing link and put it in the story, you suddenly need all these other missing links to connect to the new discovery. The gaps and questions actually increase - it’s extraordinary Picture Quote #1

To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can see. The Archbishop of Canterbury doesn’t believe that Picture Quote #1

It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity Picture Quote #1

Warm-bloodedness is one of the key factors that have enabled mammals to conquer the Earth, and to develop the most complex bodies in the animal kingdom. In this series, we will travel the world to discover just how varied and how astonishing mammals are Picture Quote #1

I don’t like rats, but there’s not much else I don’t like. The problem with rats is they have no fear of human beings, they’re loaded with foul diseases, they would run the place given half the chance, and I’ve had them leap out of a lavatory while I’ve been sitting on it Picture Quote #1

I’ve been bitten by a python. Not a very big one. I was being silly, saying: ‘Oh, it’s not poisonous’ Then, wallop! But you have fear around animals Picture Quote #1

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If my grandchildren were to look at me and say, ‘You were aware species were disappearing and you did nothing, you said nothing’, that I think is culpable. I don’t know how much more they expect me to be doing, I’d better ask them Picture Quote #1

Climate change will affect the whole of humanity, while terrorist attacks will only affect a small section of humanity. Of course, you wouldn’t say that if you were related to someone who had been beheaded or blown up or murdered Picture Quote #1

In the West, that’s what’s happening. The birth rate has been dropping steadily and still is. But there is still a vast amount of the world where that’s not the case. And that is where the big population growth is taking place Picture Quote #1

Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren’t aware that you are not treating them with respect, the viewers are Picture Quote #1

I’m not an animal lover if that means you think things are nice if you can pat them, but I am intoxicated by animals Picture Quote #1

I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn’t changed the climatic balance. Of course it has. There is no valid argument for denial Picture Quote #1

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Nature isn’t positive in that way. It doesn’t aim itself at you. It’s not being unkind to you Picture Quote #1

It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That’s why I never do commercials. If I started saying that margarine was the same as motherhood, people would think I was a liar Picture Quote #1

Humanity is facing a very big, slow, long, drawn-out threat, and that is to do with the way the weather is changing and the size of the population Picture Quote #1

Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant Picture Quote #1

An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment Picture Quote #1

All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people and harder - and ultimately impossible to solve - with ever more people Picture Quote #1

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An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment (David Attenborough Quotes) I don’t run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving (David Attenborough Quotes) Nothing in the natural world makes sense - except when seen in the light of evolution (David Attenborough Quotes) As far as I’m concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of bringing into existence the natural world... which doesn’t seem to me to be necessarily blasphemous at all (David Attenborough Quotes) If I can make programmes when I’m 95, that would be fine. But I would think I’ll have had enough by then (David Attenborough Quotes) London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It’s got everything you want, really (David Attenborough Quotes) Apart from anything else, I am designed by evolution, like we all are: if we see a little thing like that, big eyes, tiny nose, we go ‘aaah’. That’s what evolution does. We are programmed to do that. So to find babies the most amazing, isn’t surprising, I don’t think (David Attenborough Quotes) I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn’t have to promote myself. These days there’s far more pressure to make a mark, so the temptation is to make adventure television or personality shows. I hope the more didactic approach won’t be lost (David Attenborough Quotes) I’d like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and thousands of pounds trying to see giant squid. I mean, we know they exist because we have seen dead ones. But I have never seen a living one. Nor has anybody else (David Attenborough Quotes) It’s coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It’s not just climate change; it’s sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now (David Attenborough Quotes) It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, ‘tell us about us’, ‘tell us about the first human being’. We are so self-obsessed with our own history. There is so much more out there than what connects to us (David Attenborough Quotes) People talk about doom-laden scenarios happening in the future: they are happening in Africa now. You can see it perfectly clearly. Periodic famines are due to too many people living on land that can’t sustain them (David Attenborough Quotes) The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find a missing link and put it in the story, you suddenly need all these other missing links to connect to the new discovery. The gaps and questions actually increase - it’s extraordinary (David Attenborough Quotes) To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can see. The Archbishop of Canterbury doesn’t believe that (David Attenborough Quotes) It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity (David Attenborough Quotes) Warm-bloodedness is one of the key factors that have enabled mammals to conquer the Earth, and to develop the most complex bodies in the animal kingdom. In this series, we will travel the world to discover just how varied and how astonishing mammals are (David Attenborough Quotes) I don’t like rats, but there’s not much else I don’t like. The problem with rats is they have no fear of human beings, they’re loaded with foul diseases, they would run the place given half the chance, and I’ve had them leap out of a lavatory while I’ve been sitting on it (David Attenborough Quotes) I’ve been bitten by a python. Not a very big one. I was being silly, saying: ‘Oh, it’s not poisonous’ Then, wallop! But you have fear around animals (David Attenborough Quotes) If my grandchildren were to look at me and say, ‘You were aware species were disappearing and you did nothing, you said nothing’, that I think is culpable. I don’t know how much more they expect me to be doing, I’d better ask them (David Attenborough Quotes) Climate change will affect the whole of humanity, while terrorist attacks will only affect a small section of humanity. Of course, you wouldn’t say that if you were related to someone who had been beheaded or blown up or murdered (David Attenborough Quotes) In the West, that’s what’s happening. The birth rate has been dropping steadily and still is. But there is still a vast amount of the world where that’s not the case. And that is where the big population growth is taking place (David Attenborough Quotes) Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren’t aware that you are not treating them with respect, the viewers are. (David Attenborough Quotes) I’m not an animal lover if that means you think things are nice if you can pat them, but I am intoxicated by animals. (David Attenborough Quotes) I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn’t changed the climatic balance. Of course it has. There is no valid argument for denial. (David Attenborough Quotes) Nature isn’t positive in that way. It doesn’t aim itself at you. It’s not being unkind to you. (David Attenborough Quotes) It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That’s why I never do commercials. If I started saying that margarine was the same as motherhood, people would think I was a liar. (David Attenborough Quotes) Humanity is facing a very big, slow, long, drawn-out threat, and that is to do with the way the weather is changing and the size of the population. (David Attenborough Quotes) Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant. (David Attenborough Quotes) An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. (David Attenborough Quotes) All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people and harder - and ultimately impossible to solve - with ever more people. (David Attenborough Quotes)

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