I don't know [why we're here]. People sometimes say to me, 'Why don't you admit that the humming bird, the butterfly, the Bird of Paradise are proof of the wonderful things produced by Creation?' And I always say, well, when you say that, you've also got to think of a little boy sitting on a river bank, like here, in West Africa, that's got a little worm, a living organism, in his eye and boring through the eyeball and is slowly turning him blind. The Creator God that you believe in, presumably, also made that little worm. Now I personally find that difficult to accommodate.
Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad or an economist - David Attenborough
Anyone who believes in indefinite growth on a physically finite planet is either mad or an economist
- David Attenborough
Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps we should control the population to ensure the survival of our envi… - David Attenborough
Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps we should control the population to ensure the survival of our envi…
The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious… - David Attenborough
The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious…
How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and did nothing. - David Attenborough
How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and did nothing.
Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility… - David Attenborough
Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility…
The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether … - David Attenborough
The fact is that no species has ever had such wholesale control over everything on earth, living or dead, as we now have. That lays upon us, whether …
We can now destroy or we can cherish-the choice is ours. - David Attenborough
We can now destroy or we can cherish-the choice is ours.
What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet. - David Attenborough
What humans do over the next 50 years will determine the fate of all life on the planet.
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book? - David Attenborough
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?
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