Dealing with global warming doesn't mean we have all got to suddenly stop breathing. Dealing with global warming means that we have to stop waste, and if you travel for no reason whatsoever, that is a waste. David Attenborough breathedealglobal share on social
Very few species have survived unchanged. There's one called lingula, which is a little shellfish, a little brachiopod about the size of my fingernail, that has survived for 500 million years, but it's survived by being unobtrusive and doing nothing, and you can't accuse human beings of that. David Attenborough accusebeingbrachiopod share on social
People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure. David Attenborough amazementbeautifulfeel Change image and share on social
We keep putting on programmes about famine in Ethiopia; that's what's happening. Too many people there. They can't support themselves - and it's not an inhuman thing to say. It's the case. Until humanity manages to sort itself out and get a coordinated view about the planet it's going to get worse and worse. David Attenborough badlycasecoordinate share on social
Natural history is not about producing fables. David Attenborough fablehistorynatural Change image and share on social
People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile. David Attenborough animalcareconservation Change image and share on social
If my grandchildren were to look at me and say, 'You were aware species were disappearing and you did nothing, you said nothing', that I think is culpable. I don't know how much more they expect me to be doing, I'd better ask them. David Attenborough awareculpabledisappear share on social
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. David Attenborough commercialfigureliar Change image and share on social
It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so. It's not just climate change; it's sheer space, places to grow food for this enormous horde. Either we limit our population growth or the natural world will do it for us, and the natural world is doing it for us right now. David Attenborough changeclimatecome share on social
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 deadexistgiant share on social