Quote by David Attenborough
The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent t

The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent the animal knowing you are there, so you get glimpses of a non-human world, and that is a transporting thing. – 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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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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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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Skepticism is a virtue in history as well as in philosophy. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: President Cant Swim. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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Men have need of history because, without it, the past threatens to overwhelm them. – Guy Fregault, La guerre de la conquête

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