Getting to places like Bangkok or Singapore was a hell of a sweat. But when you got there it was the back of beyond. It was just a series of small tin sheds. David Attenborough backbangkokhell Change image and share on social
I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I hate driving. David Attenborough carconsciencedrive Change image and share on social
You can cry about death and very properly so, your own as well as anybody else's. But it's inevitable, so you'd better grapple with it and cope and be aware that not only is it inevitable, but it has always been inevitable, if you see what I mean. David Attenborough awarecopecry share on social
The climate suits me, and London has the greatest serious music that you can hear any day of the week in the world - you think it's going to be Vienna or Paris or somewhere, but if you go to Vienna or Paris and say, 'Let's hear some good music', there isn't any. David Attenborough climatedaygood share on social
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 birdinterestmonkey Change image and share on social
It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing - rather than just one or two stars. David Attenborough biodiversitycarerange Change image and share on social
I am an ardent recycler. I would like to think that it works. I don't know whether it does or not. David Attenborough ardentrecyclerwork Change image and share on social
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. David Attenborough cleverextinctextremely share on social
You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them. David Attenborough appallmisleadpeople Change image and share on social
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 bookelephantgrandchild Change image and share on social