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 More Quotes by David Attenborough More Quotes From David Attenborough What I am interested in with birds, just as I am with spiders or monkeys, is what they do and why they do it. David Attenborough spiders monkeys bird 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. David Attenborough humanity weather long Clearly we could devastate the world... as far as we know, the Earth is the only place in the universe where there is life. Its continued survival now rests in our hands David Attenborough survival hands world I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was the first time I put on scuba gear and dived on a coral reef. It's just the unbelievable fact that you can move in three dimensions. David Attenborough coral-reefs moving firsts If we and the rest of the back-boned animals were to disappear overnight, the rest of the world would get on pretty well. But if the invertebrates were to disappear, the world's ecosystems would collapse David Attenborough ecosystems nature animal You know, it is a terrible thing to appear on television, because people think that you actually know what you're talking about. David Attenborough talking people thinking Its about cherishing the woodland at the bottom of your garden or the stream that runs through it. It affects every aspect of life. David Attenborough cherish garden running I'm swanning round the world looking at the most fabulously interesting things. Such good fortune. David Attenborough fortune world interesting I mean, it is an extraordinary thing that a large proportion of your country and my country, of the citizens, never see a wild creature from dawn 'til dusk, unless it's a pigeon, which isn't really wild, which might come and settle near them. David Attenborough mean country travel I often get letters, quite frequently, from people who say how they like the programmes a lot, but I never give credit to the almighty power that created nature. David Attenborough credit giving people It's like saying that two and two equals four, but if you wish to believe it, it could also be five ... Evolution is not a theory; it is a fact, every bit as much as the historical fact that William the Conqueror landed in 1066. David Attenborough historical two believe 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 able giving people I'd like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent thousands and thousands of pounds trying to see giant squid. I mean, we know they exist because we have seen dead ones. But I have never seen a living one. Nor has anybody else. David Attenborough squids mean people There's a small worm called Loa Loa Filariasis. This parasite can survive in one environment exclusively- namely, underneath the skin and inside the eyes of human beings. Children and the elderly in tropical regions (usually the poorest) are the most widely affected. A painful, slow death is virtually certain. The worm can actually live in the host for 17 years before the host finally dies. David Attenborough elderly eye children I think we're lucky to be living when we are, because things are going to get worse. David Attenborough lucky thinking Trade is a proper and decent relationship, with dignity and respect on both sides. David Attenborough decent dignity sides 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 speed bird world The fundamental issue is the moral issue. David Attenborough issues moral fundamentals The savage, rocky shores of Christmas Island, 200 miles south of Java, in the Indian Ocean. It's November, the moon is in its third quarter, and the sun is just setting. In a few hours from now, on this very shore, a thousand million lives will be launched. David Attenborough ocean moon islands Can a growing human population still leave space for wildlife? David Attenborough population growing space
