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There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Alive Animals Different Different Kinds Four Kinds Million Plants Problems Solutions Some Staying World

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I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Big Half Just Still Twice Unexplored Wish World

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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. Why are you here, and how do you fit in, and what's it all about.

~David Attenborough

Topics: About Any Between Come Fit Here How Life Man Natural Natural World Relationship Science Tempted Terms Think Thinking Trying Whole Why World You Yourself

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You can cry about death and very properly so, your own as well as anybody else's. But it's inevitable, so you'd better grapple with it and cope and be aware that not only is it inevitable, but it has always been inevitable, if you see what I mean.

~David Attenborough

Topics: About Always Anybody Aware Been Better Cope Cry Death Else Inevitable Mean Only Own Properly See Very Well You Your

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You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Appalling Between Course Misleading People Same Same Time Steer Them Time You

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Natural history is not about producing fables.

~David Attenborough

Topics: About Fables History Natural Natural History Producing

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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. It's just the unbelievable fact that you can move in three dimensions.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Coral Dimensions Fact First First Time Gear Just Many Mention Minutes Moments Most Move Put Scuba Single Three Time Unbelievable Unforgettable Were You I Can

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People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.

~David Attenborough

Topics: About Animal Animals Care Conservation Going People Think Unless Worthwhile

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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in life is to pass on their genes to the next generation.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Aim Animals Any Conclusion Driven Generation Genes Length Life Main Next Next Generation Objectively Pass Time Watch You

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If I can bicycle, I bicycle.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Bicycle I Can

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Journalist

Born: May 8th, 1926

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