David Attenborough
David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS FLS FZS FSA is an English broadcaster and naturalist...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Show Host
Date of Birth8 May 1926
CityIsleworth, England
thinking growth infinite
Anyone who thinks that you can have infinite growth on a planet with finite resources is either a madman or an economist.
long humanity threat
Humanity is facing a very big, slow, long, drawn-out threat, and that is to do with the way the weather is changing and the size of the population.
running garden cherish
Its about cherishing the woodland at the bottom of your garden or the stream that runs through it. It affects every aspect of life.
fate years next
What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet.
world looks wonderful
The World is full of wonders, but they become more Wonderful, not less Wonderful when Science looks at them.
lying responsibility hands
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. In our hands now lies not only our own future, but that of all other living creatures with whom we share the earth.
atheist believe butterfly
I don’t know [why we're here]. People sometimes say to me, ‘Why don’t you admit that the humming bird, the butterfly, the Bird of Paradise are proof of the wonderful things produced by Creation?’ And I always say, well, when you say that, you’ve also got to think of a little boy sitting on a river bank, like here, in West Africa, that’s got a little worm, a living organism, in his eye and boring through the eyeball and is slowly turning him blind. The Creator God that you believe in, presumably, also made that little worm. Now I personally find that difficult to accommodate…
beautiful people important
People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.
real future responsibility
The future of life on earth depends on our ability to take action. Many individuals are doing what they can, but real success can only come if there's a change in our societies and our economics and in our politics. I've been lucky in my lifetime to see some of the greatest spectacles that the natural world has to offer. Surely we have a responsibility to leave for future generations a planet that is healthy, inhabitable by all species
believe mad growth
Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad or an economist
inspirational motivational book
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?
nature air water
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.
survival benefits population
Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps we should control the population to ensure the survival of our environment
care dont-care protect
No one will protect what they don't care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced.