David Attenborough Short Quotes

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I don't like rats but there's not much else I don't like.

David Attenborough
I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.

David Attenborough
If we [humans] disappeared overnight, the world would probably be better off.

David Attenborough
Trade is a proper and decent relationship, with dignity and respect on both sides.

David Attenborough
Anybody who thinks there can be limitless growth in a static limited environment is either mad or an economist.

David Attenborough
Human beings are good at many things, but thinking about our species as a whole is not one of our strong points.

David Attenborough
To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can see.

David Attenborough
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
Birds are the most accomplished aeronauts the world has ever seen. They fly high and low, at great speed, and very slowly. And always with extraordinary precision and control.

David Attenborough
In Rwanda children inherit land from their parents but in a country where the average family has more than five children that can only mean one thing – smaller parcels of land to live off.

David Attenborough