88 result(s) for David Attenborough Quotes.
"No one will protect what they don't care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced."
"It's a complex problem. The planet is being destroyed. So, let's get rid of the people."
"You can only get enthusiastic about the natural world if you can learn about it, understand something about it."
"The world is the way it is because it evolved that way, and it is not going to change because we wish it were different."
"You can't predict. You can't be sure that it's going to happen. You can't be sure that it's not going to happen."
"I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet."
"The birds are where they should be. The birds are fine. It's the people who are cuckoo."
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"The world is full of wonders, but nothing speaks to me more than the natural world."
"The natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living."
"I’m an unashamed optimist. I think that we can all change the world. It is everyone’s business; no one is extraneous, the planet will be a better place if we all do our bit."
"At 16, one does not expect much from life. But I have learned that the things we want to achieve in life depend on the way we think of our own abilities."
"Birds are the most popular group in the animal kingdom. We feed them and tame them and think we know them. And yet they inhabit a world which is really rather mysterious."
"I think it is a more interesting and useful occupation to understand what is happening now, than to spend time speculating about what might happen."
"We can now destroy or we can cherish. The choice is ours."
"I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving."
"Good food always has a story. It is created with pride and served with love."
"All we can do is try to create the best possible conditions for the next generation, doing what we can now to ensure a better future."
"I don’t think one person alone can save the planet. But you can offer a voice that others may not have seen or heard before."
"It's extraordinary how people’s face lights up when you talk to them about the natural world."
"It’s one of those moments where you’re allowed to just let nature be the spectacle that it is."
"We share the Earth not just with our fellow human beings, but with all the other creatures."
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"It's a great mistake to think that the environment is just the birds, the bees, the animals, the forest, when it's the world in which we live."
"People have this view that life is an unrolling of experiences. It’s not. Life is a marvelous crescendo."
"Come with me and the creatures of the natural world as we take a journey through life."
"I'm given to hope that civilization will be highly protected because now we need it more than ever."
"It’s extraordinary how self-obsessed human beings are. The things that people always choose to speak about are themselves."
"Birds have wings; they’re free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy."
"No one will protect what they don't care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced."
"It tells me nothing when the leopard, in the Serengeti, makes a kill. Yet it still thrills me. I know what’s going to happen, but still the thrill is there."
"The natural world, as we know, is where we like to refresh ourselves."
"We are the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and the last generation that can do something about it."
"I believe the Guardians of Eden lie in our hands."
"New finds in the natural world always trump science fiction."
"It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for – the whole thing – rather than just one or two stars."
"What could be more important than a little something to eat?"
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"It is crucial to human beings to know that they do not have the right to destroy the world."
"In every corner of the globe, we are faced with changes that are worrying for all future generations."
"An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment."
"It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing - rather than just one or two stars."
"Life is not all about media; it's not just about the television in your living room, it's about the natural world as well."
"You can only get enthusiastic about something that you have a good knowledge of."
"The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking."
"I do think the way things have been constructed in the TV business has lost some of that personal recognition."
"There is more meaning and mutual understanding in exchanging a glance with a gorilla than any other animal I know."
"It is so easy to overlook the multiple facets of nature that it's scary."
"We've ploughed through tens or hundreds of thousands of years over which human societies have been evolving, and we now expect and hope that our society will succeed beyond that, over the next era or so."
"The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether we like it or not, an awesome responsibility."
"There has never been a time when the provision of incorrect information to the public was considered acceptable."
"At what point does the human experience of the natural world dip below the boundary of being diminished and reduced?"
"Western civilization is the aesthetics of disaster. We are currently engaged in part of an extensive series of adjustments."
"The image of the environmentalist is so often a human figure wrapped in chain mail; but the reality is that we are part of the natural world. If we ruin the natural world, we will end up ruining ourselves."
"One can only truly speak on behalf of others when they are able to convey the essence of what it is to be another form of life, other than human."
"I believe we should reward our heroes - people who act with courage and determination in difficult circumstances. Primarily, they ought to be protecting the natural world and our environment."
"No matter who you are: artist, scientist, tradesman, or whatever, you should treat the natural world with respect."
"It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty, the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living."
"The natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest."
"It’s a moral question about whether we have the right to exterminate species."
"If you look at the work of any great photographer, you’ll see that they have a good command of light."
"Every one of us, wherever we live now, can live as though we were living on the veldt."
"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 with the relationship between yourself and the natural world."
"The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water, and air. It is the most precious thing we have, and we need to defend it."
"I don’t run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving."
"I would like people to remember that this is the only planet we have. We are destroying other parts of the natural world at a rate that is absolutely appalling."
"I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was the first time I put on scuba gear and dived on a coral reef."
"I feel in some ways the very best film that we have done, and it’s certainly the longest."
"Slowly, but I hope surely, we are gaining a new respect for the natural world and our place in it."
"My generation had its chance. Perhaps we have left the next generation a chance too."
"You can only get the full idea of the natural world if you know all the facts – not just some of them."
"All environmental changes have ecological consequences; many have profound effects."
"The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there’s a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species."
"It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living."
"The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness."
"Until we have a better relationship with our own species, we will never have a better relationship with other species."
"No one will protect what they don’t care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced."
"It's that range of biodiversity that we must care for—the whole thing rather than just one or two stars."
"There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it."
"The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?"
"We are totally dependent on the natural world for every mouthful of food we eat and every lungful of air we breathe."
"An understanding of the natural world and what’s in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment."
"I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored."
"It's surely our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us, but for all life on Earth."
"All life depends on plants. Without them, we couldn’t exist."
"The only way to save a rainforest is to save it when you first hear about it. Once it’s been damaged, it’s hard to repair."
"I believe our biggest challenge is to learn to manage our impact upon the natural world so that we can benefit from it without destroying it."
"We are at a unique stage in our history. Never before have we had such an awareness of what we are doing to the planet, and never before have we had the power to do something about that."
"It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for – the whole lot. Rather than just one or two stars."
"All over the world,... there are things that we’ve never seen before, and that’s a powerful incentive to believe, to dig a little deeper, to know a little more."
"The future of life on Earth depends on our ability to take action."
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