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Dealing with global warming doesn't mean we have all got to suddenly stop breathing. Dealing with global warming means that we have to stop waste, and if you travel for no reason whatsoever, that is a waste.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Breathing Dealing Global Global Warming Got Mean Means No Reason Reason Stop Suddenly Travel Warming Waste Whatsoever You

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I've been bitten by a python. Not a very big one. I was being silly, saying: 'Oh, it's not poisonous...' Then, wallop! But you have fear around animals.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Animals Around Been Being Big Big One Bitten Fear Oh Poisonous Python Saying Silly Then Very You

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To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can see. The Archbishop of Canterbury doesn't believe that.

~David Attenborough

Topics: African As Far As Believe Blasphemy Children Created Far God See Small Specifically Suggest Torture Worm I Can

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I'm swanning round the world looking at the most fabulously interesting things. Such good fortune.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Fortune Good Good Fortune Interesting Interesting Things Looking Most Round Things World

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The climate suits me, and London has the greatest serious music that you can hear any day of the week in the world - you think it's going to be Vienna or Paris or somewhere, but if you go to Vienna or Paris and say, 'Let's hear some good music', there isn't any.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Any Climate Day Go Going Good Good Music Greatest Hear London Me Music Paris Say Serious Some Somewhere Suits Think Vienna Week World You

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If I can make programmes when I'm 95, that would be fine. But I would think I'll have had enough by then.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Enough Fine Had Had Enough Make Programmes Then Think Would I Can

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The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find a missing link and put it in the story, you suddenly need all these other missing links to connect to the new discovery. The gaps and questions actually increase - it's extraordinary.

~David Attenborough

Topics: About Actually Connect Discovery Evolutionary Extraordinary Find Gaps Increase Link Links Missing Most Need New Other Piece Put Questions Story Suddenly Thing Together Trying You

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

~David Attenborough

Topics: Before Joined Navy Order Travel Bbc

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I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what time it is at home.

~David Attenborough

Topics: Element Ever Home Major Me Nobody Psychological Tells Think Time I Think

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I'm absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don't care what I feel like, I will go to bed at half past eleven. If that means going to bed early or late, that's what I live by. As soon as you get there, live by that time.

~David Attenborough

Topics: About Absolutely Bed Care Early Eleven Feel Get Go Going Half Land Late Like Live Means Past Put Right Soon Strict Time Watch Will You I Feel I Feel Like

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Journalist

Born: May 8th, 1926

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