David Attenborough Quotes
The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?
Quotes to Explore
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I have crazy friends, so a lot of times when we're out, people recognize me on the street, but they will yell, 'This is Cameron Boyce!' and just run! They do that. Then I'm in the middle of the street with people looking at me.
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I don't think I'm anti-Israeli.
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
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What I generally get from being in Africa is a sense of warmth and openness. As a stranger, you are always welcomed into people's homes and people are always offering you food. That generosity is incredibly touching.
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I've done some really off-the-wall stuff and stuff that people might not expect. That's one way to work through people's expectations of you.
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Control of a company does not carry with it the ability to control the price of its stock.
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Habits change into character.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate. My life has changed so dramatically over the last number of years, especially having a family now. My priorities have shifted.
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The power chords in 'Come Sail Away' were super heavy to me as a kid. Metal? No. Hard rock? At times, for sure.
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The first information I consume in the morning is probably 'The New York Times' and then my Twitter feed. I think Twitter is a really fascinating, easy way to stay on top of what stories are out there.
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When Scorsese or Coppola cast celebrities in their work, it goes without question.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from.
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When I was writing my dissertation, I wrote about Freud and the process of sublimation, which is when you learn to stop breast-feeding, or stop going to the toilet whenever you want to. It's about learning to repress a desire for instant gratification.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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I don't think badly of or oppose having plastic surgery. I once seriously thought of it, but I decided to take my appearance as it is.
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In the spring of 1993, I married Beverly and moved to the woods. This is something I could never have imagined myself doing.
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I mean to defend the rights of individuals in a liberal prospect.
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Working out the social politics of who you can trust and why is, quite literally, what a very large part of our brain has evolved to do.
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I do not care how brave a president is; I do not care how many medals he may wear. I do not care how well trained his guards may be. If he violates the will of the people, he shall be eliminated.
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The machines, the modern mode of production, slowly undermined domestic production and not just for thousands but for millions of women the question arose: Where do we now find our livelihood?
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Moana is an incredible heroine. She's strong... She's got her two feet firmly planted. She's definitely grounded.
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The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?
