Quote by David Attenborough
In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers di

In the old days… it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didnt have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didnt use them as vehicles for my own opinion. They were factual programmes. – David Attenborough

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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

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Dealing with global warming doesnt 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

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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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Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by experts. – Henry A. Kissinger

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I dont believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents. – Pablo Picasso

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Having a track record to live up to and the history of successes had become a hindrance. It becomes harder to break out of what people expect you to do. – Paul Simon

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If one could make alive again for other people some cobwebbed skein of old dead intrigues and breathe breath and character into dead names and stiff portraits. That is history to me! – George Macaulay Trevelyan

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