They always mean beautiful things like hummingbirds. I always reply by saying that I think of a little child in east Africa… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
The notion of ever more old people needing ever more young people, who will in turn grow old and need even more… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
Now, I find that very difficult to reconcile with notions about a merciful God. — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
Human beings, because we're so clever, have removed every single one of those population limiting factors... So nothing controls our increase in… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
You've got to be fairly solemn [about the environment]. I mean the mere notion that there are three times as many people… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored. — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage. — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
I suspect that happiness is not a state but rather a transition. — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
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,… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
“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… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
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,… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival. — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
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… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
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