David Attenborough

“Nature isn't positive in that way. It doesn't aim itself at you. It's not being unkind to you.”

“I'm absolutely strict about it. When I land, I put my watch right, and I don't care what I feel like, I will go to bed at half past eleven. If that means going to bed early or late, that's what I live by. As soon as you get there, live by that time.”

“It was regarded as a responsibility of the BBC to provide programs which have a broad spectrum of interest, and if there was a hole in that spectrum, then the BBC would fill it.”

“I've been to Nepal, but I'd like to go to Tibet. It must be a wonderful place to go. I don't think there's anything there, but it would be a nice place to visit.”

“I am an ardent recycler. I would like to think that it works. I don't know whether it does or not.”

“The fundamental issue is the moral issue.”

“If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in life is to pass on their genes to the next generation.”

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