"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
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"Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel."
-David Attenborough
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"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."
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"I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what time it is at home."
-David Attenborough
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"I can mention many moments that were unforgettable and revelatory. But the most single revelatory three minutes was the first time I put on scuba gear and dived on a coral reef. It's just the unbelievable fact that you can move in three dimensions."
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"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."
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