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Inspirational Quotes by David Attenborough
- What I am interested in with birds, just as I am with spiders or monkeys, is what they do and why they do it.
- Being in touch with the natural world is crucial.
- If I can bicycle, I bicycle.
- It's a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species.
- I don't approve of sunbathing, and it's bad for you.
- I'm not a propagandist, I'm not a polemicist; my primary interest is just looking at and trying to understand how animals work.
- Natural history is not about producing fables.
- There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.
- You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them.
- All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly shift. All I can say is that 50 years ago…
- We can now destroy or we can cherish-the choice is ours.
- Since when has Finland been a rotten place to live in?
- There are perfectly good independent small nations.
- It never really occurred to me to believe in God.
- I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.
- All life is related. And it enables us to construct with confidence the complex tree that represents the history of life
- The fundamental issue is the moral issue.
- I am an ardent recycler. I would like to think that it works. I don't know whether it does or not.
- No one will protect what they don't care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced.
- It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento