Characteristics Quote by David Attenborough

“It is curiosity, quite right-a divine curiosity. A characteristic of the gods is curiosity.”

David Attenborough

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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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