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David Attenborough Quotes

The climate, the economic situation, rising birth rates; none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason to be optimistic Picture Quote #1

There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it Picture Quote #1

You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That’s what natural history programmes should be for Picture Quote #1

I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored Picture Quote #1

I’m absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don’t care what I feel like, I will go to bed at half past eleven. If that means going to bed early or late, that’s what I live by. As soon as you get there, live by that time Picture Quote #1

People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile Picture Quote #1

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The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there’s a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species of both animals and plants Picture Quote #1

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? Picture Quote #1

You know, it is a terrible thing to appear on television, because people think that you actually know what you’re talking about Picture Quote #1

There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive Picture Quote #1

The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it Picture Quote #1

How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and did nothing Picture Quote #1

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I have no doubt that the fundamental problem the planet faces is the enormous increase in the human population Picture Quote #1

Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps we should control the population to ensure the survival of our environment Picture Quote #1

Its about cherishing the woodland at the bottom of your garden or the stream that runs through it. It affects every aspect of life Picture Quote #1

The reverse side of the coin in having this extraordinary ability to go anywhere, is that no one anywhere is remote any more Picture Quote #1

The correct scientific response to something that is not understood must always be to look harder for the explanation, not give up and assume a supernatural cause Picture Quote #1

Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad or an economist Picture Quote #1

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What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet Picture Quote #1

That people will object very much to seeing a predator killing its prey, and yet, in the news, will accept showing shots of people shooting one another Picture Quote #1

Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility to safeguard it Picture Quote #1

What I am interested in with birds, just as I am with spiders or monkeys, is what they do and why they do it Picture Quote #1

Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird? Picture Quote #1

Birds are the most popular group in the animal kingdom. We feed them and tame them and think we know them. And yet they inhabit a world which is really rather mysterious Picture Quote #1

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I’m luckier than my grandfather, who didn’t move more than five miles from the village in which he was born Picture Quote #1

I’m not a propagandist, I’m not a polemicist; my primary interest is just looking at and trying to understand how animals work 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’m swanning round the world looking at the most fabulously interesting things. Such good fortune Picture Quote #1

You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them Picture Quote #1

If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you’re driven to the conclusion that their main aim in life is to pass on their genes to the next generation Picture Quote #1

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The climate, the economic situation, rising birth rates; none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason to be optimistic (David Attenborough Quotes) There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it (David Attenborough Quotes) You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That’s what natural history programmes should be for (David Attenborough Quotes) I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored (David Attenborough Quotes) I’m absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don’t care what I feel like, I will go to bed at half past eleven. If that means going to bed early or late, that’s what I live by. As soon as you get there, live by that time (David Attenborough Quotes) People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile (David Attenborough Quotes) The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there’s a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species of both animals and plants (David Attenborough Quotes) The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? (David Attenborough Quotes) You know, it is a terrible thing to appear on television, because people think that you actually know what you’re talking about (David Attenborough Quotes) There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive (David Attenborough Quotes) The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it (David Attenborough Quotes) How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and did nothing (David Attenborough Quotes) I have no doubt that the fundamental problem the planet faces is the enormous increase in the human population (David Attenborough Quotes) Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps we should control the population to ensure the survival of our environment (David Attenborough Quotes) Its about cherishing the woodland at the bottom of your garden or the stream that runs through it. It affects every aspect of life (David Attenborough Quotes) The reverse side of the coin in having this extraordinary ability to go anywhere, is that no one anywhere is remote any more (David Attenborough Quotes) The correct scientific response to something that is not understood must always be to look harder for the explanation, not give up and assume a supernatural cause (David Attenborough Quotes) Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad or an economist (David Attenborough Quotes) What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet (David Attenborough Quotes) That people will object very much to seeing a predator killing its prey, and yet, in the news, will accept showing shots of people shooting one another (David Attenborough Quotes) Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility to safeguard it (David Attenborough Quotes) What I am interested in with birds, just as I am with spiders or monkeys, is what they do and why they do it (David Attenborough Quotes) Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird? (David Attenborough Quotes) Birds are the most popular group in the animal kingdom. We feed them and tame them and think we know them. And yet they inhabit a world which is really rather mysterious (David Attenborough Quotes) I’m luckier than my grandfather, who didn’t move more than five miles from the village in which he was born (David Attenborough Quotes) I’m not a propagandist, I’m not a polemicist; my primary interest is just looking at and trying to understand how animals work (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’m swanning round the world looking at the most fabulously interesting things. Such good fortune (David Attenborough Quotes) You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them (David Attenborough Quotes) If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you’re driven to the conclusion that their main aim in life is to pass on their genes to the next generation (David Attenborough Quotes)

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