David Attenborough's Quotes

David Attenborough's Quotes 61

Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel.

I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important...

I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what...

We are not overpopulated in an absolute sense; we've got the technology for...

The whole of science, and one is tempted to think the whole of the life of...

Nature isn't positive in that way. It doesn't aim itself at you. It's not...

I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I...

You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is...

Natural history is not about producing fables.

An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not...

People talk about doom-laden scenarios happening in the future: they are...

I've been bitten by a python. Not a very big one. I was being silly, saying:...

All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly...

It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate...

I don't like rats, but there's not much else I don't like. The problem with...

I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I...

It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement;...

Apart from anything else, I am designed by evolution, like we all are: if we...

People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and...

We only know a tiny proportion about the complexity of the natural world....

I don't know [why we're here]. People sometimes say to me, 'Why don't you...

Before the BBC I joined the Navy in order to travel.

I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the...

The whole of science and one is tempted to think the whole of the life of...

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