Quote by David Attenborough
Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent pe

Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that gives them a sixth sense of what the creature is going to do, so they can be ready to follow. – David Attenborough

Other quotes by David Attenborough

Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals arent aware that you are not treating them with respect, the viewers are. – David Attenborough

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respect
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Television of course actually started in Britain in 1936, and it was a monopoly, and there was only one broadcaster and it operated on a license which is not the same as a government grant. – David Attenborough

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Government
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All we can hope for is that the thing is going to slowly and imperceptibly shift. All I can say is that 50 years ago there were no such thing as environmental policies. – David Attenborough

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environmental
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Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. Has any act of selfishness ever equaled the carnage perpetrated by disciples of altruism? – Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

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History
[History is] petrified imagination. – Arthur Baer

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History

The Jews greatest contribution to history is dissatisfaction! Were a nation born to be discontented. Whatever exists we believe can be changed for the better. – Shimon Peres

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History

World history is tragic. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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History

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It must be admitted that there are some parts of the soul which we must entirely paralyze before we can live happily in this world. – Nicolas Chamfort

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Television has done much for psychiatry by spreading information about it, as well as contributing to the need for it. – Alfred Hitchcock

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It is better to trust the eyes rather than the ears. – Proverb

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Eyes

I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You cant cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself. – Michael Arad

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Trust