In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didn't use them as vehicles for my own opinion. They were factual programmes. David Attenborough basiccardinalday share on social
I like animals. I like natural history. The travel bit is not the important bit. The travel bit is what you have to do in order to go and look at animals. David Attenborough animalbitehistory Change image and share on social
I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored. David Attenborough bighalfunexplored Change image and share on social
An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment. David Attenborough curiosityfulfillmentgreat Change image and share on social
The most extraordinary thing about trying to piece together the missing links in the evolutionary story is that when you do find a missing link and put it in the story, you suddenly need all these other missing links to connect to the new discovery. The gaps and questions actually increase - it's extraordinary. David Attenborough connectdiscoveryevolutionary share on social
London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything you want, really. David Attenborough britishfinegreat Change image and share on social
I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage. David Attenborough advantagebasiseconomic Change image and share on social
There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive. David Attenborough aliveanimalkind Change image and share on social
The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual dependency between it and millions of other species of both animals and plants. David Attenborough animaldependencyenvironment Change image and share on social