History Quotes by David Attenborough

9 History quotes by David Attenborough

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Attenborough’s reverence for the natural world extends to his view of human history. These nine brief reflections capture his gentle, observational tone, providing a tidy glimpse into how he connects past ecosystems with present awareness.

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Natural history is not about producing fables.

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The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent the animal knowing you are there, so you get glimpses…

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I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have…

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All life is related. And it enables us to construct with confidence the complex tree that represents the history of life

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You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That's what natural…

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If I were beginning my career today, I don't think I would take the same direction. Television is at a crossroads at…

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It's extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always go on about is, 'tell us about us', 'tell us…

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In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes,…

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Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that…

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I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.

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I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage.

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Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of…

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I don't approve of sunbathing, and it's bad for you.

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I suspect that happiness is not a state but rather a transition.

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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,…

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“We only know a tiny proportion about the complexity of the natural world. Wherever you look, there are still things we don’t know about…

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At a time when it's possible for thirty people to stand on the top of Everest in one day, Antarctica still remains a remote,…

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I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival.

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I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.

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Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on…

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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…

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This last chapter .. may have given the impression that somehow man is the ultimate triumph of evolution, that all these millions of years…

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To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can see. The Archbishop of…

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In the Baboon community, it is not how strong you are that is important, but who you know that counts

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