David Attenborough Quotes & Sayings

“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”

“There is no question that climate change is happening; the only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.”

“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.”

“People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.”

“People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile.”

“Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.”

“The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?”

“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.”

“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.”

“Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?”