Nature isn’t positive in that way. It doesn’t aim itself at you. It’s not being unkind to you. David Attenborough Read Quote
I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival. David Attenborough Read Quote
We keep putting on programmes about famine in Ethiopia; that’s what’s happening. Too many people there. They can’t support themselves – and it’s not an inhuman thing to say. It’s the case. Until humanity manages to sort itself out and get a coordinated view about the planet it’s going to get worse and worse. David Attenborough Read Quote
People talk about doom-laden scenarios happening in the future: they are happening in Africa now. You can see it perfectly clearly. Periodic famines are due to too many people living on land that can’t sustain them. David Attenborough Read Quote
I’m not an animal lover if that means you think things are nice if you can pat them, but I am intoxicated by animals. David Attenborough Read Quote
The climate, the economic situation, rising birth rates; none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason to be optimistic. David Attenborough Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals. David Attenborough Read Quote
I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago – my job was secure. I didn’t have to promote myself. These days there’s far more pressure to make a mark, so the temptation is to make adventure television or personality shows. I hope the more didactic approach won’t be lost. David Attenborough Read Quote