I'm luckier than my grandfather, who didn't move more than five miles from the village in which he was born.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the advantages of modern mobility and opportunities compared to previous generations.
David Attenborough's quote emphasizes the contrast between his experiences and those of his grandfather, who had a much more limited scope of mobility within his lifetime. It signifies the changes in society that allow for broader horizons, facilitating personal growth and the enrichment of life through varied experiences.
In practice
Use this quote in a speech about personal growth and opportunities in life.
I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of preserving ourselves, of that I'm sure. But whether our lives will be as rich as they are now is another question.
I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage.
I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn't changed the climatic balance. Of course it has. There is no valid argument for denial.
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.
The fundamental issue is the moral issue.
It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I started saying that margarine was the same as motherhood, people would think I was a liar.
True and false fears let us refrain, Let us love nobly, and live, and add again Years and years unto years, till we attain To write threescore ; this is the second of our reign.
The Irish tell the story of a man who arrives at the gates of heaven and asks to be let in St. Peter says, “Of course, just show us your scars.” The man says, “I have no scars”. St. Peter says, “What a pity was there nothing worth fighting for”?
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.
The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it.
We all have to find our own ways to say good-bye.
Well I was born a rambler friends, and I intend to die that way. It could be twenty years from now it could be most any day. But if there ain't no whiskey and wimen lord behind those heavenly doors, I'm gonna take my chances down below and of that you can be sure.
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