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Well, I'm having a good time. Which makes me feel guilty too. How very English. — David Attenborough
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
I often get letters, quite frequently, from people who say how they like the programmes a lot, but I never give credit to the almighty… — David Attenborough
The whole of science, and one is tempted to think the whole of the life of any thinking man, is trying to come to terms… — David Attenborough
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… — David Attenborough
Science and fiction both begin with similar questions: What if? Why? How does it all work? But they focus on different areas of life on… — Margaret Atwood
Once you publish a book, it is out of your control. You cannot dictate how people read it. — Margaret Atwood
Science is a tool, and we invent tools to do things we want. It's a question of how those tools are used by people. — Margaret Atwood
Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in the world lack… — Margaret Atwood
Fiction is not necessarily about what you know, it's about how you feel. That is the truth about fiction, and the other truth is that… — Margaret Atwood
Storytelling is a very old human skill that gives us an evolutionary advantage. If you can tell young people how you kill an emu, acted… — Margaret Atwood
It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Before people complain of the obscurity of modern poetry, they should first examine their consciences and ask themselves with how many people and on how… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Although most products will soon be too costly to purchase, there will be a thriving market in the sale of books on how to fix… — Norman Ralph Augustine
Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. — Saint Augustine
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. — Marcus Aurelius
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. — Marcus Aurelius
I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets less value on… — Marcus Aurelius
When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life. — Marcus Aurelius
How quick come the reasons for approving what we like! — Jane Austen

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