David Attenborough Quotes
I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival.
Quotes to Explore
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I like the idea of being so passionate about everything I do and the fact that I might wake up tomorrow and say 'I want to be a chef,' and just pour myself into that.
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Life can be a bore if you're constantly walking sidewalks instead of a tightrope once in a while.
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My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.
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Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.
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It's not like I have the most perfect body in the world. I'm a normal girl.
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People work hard.
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I was very unsure about what I wanted to do in high school.
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There's a very passionate pro-chewing movement on the Internet called Chewdiasm. They say that we should be chewing 50 to 100 times per mouthful, which is insane. I tried that. It takes like a day and a half to eat a sandwich. But their basic idea is right. If you chew, you'll eat slower and you will get more nutrients.
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I also care that the public are getting their 12 dollars worth when they go to a movie, and that they're not coming out not wanting to ever see a movie with me in it again. I don't care what people think of me as a person, but I do care what people think of my work, and whether I'm investing enough into it.
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My father described this tall lady who stands in the middle of the New York harbor, holding high a torch to welcome people seeking freedom in America. I instantly fell in love.
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I do stupid stuff like that: I'll call my wife from the road, send her pictures of glaciers.
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I don't have any regrets at all.
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Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.
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I am sure it will be mentioned and debated but from my standpoint I know who is in the Hall of Fame. A lot of them don't belong in the Hall of Fame. If someone wants to debate me, check the stats.
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Make as much money as you can. It really does help. I don't know why it's terrible to say, but it's true.
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The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks.
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I applied to drama school when I was about 18 and didn't have any luck anywhere. They basically turned me away and said I had a bit of growing up to do. I went back to Aberystwyth and did my growing up by spending eight months working in Peacocks.
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Being a dad changes everything for the better and I’m really enjoying it.
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I don't know how to dance, and I don't have any extra flexible skills.
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I don't know where Hank Aaron will break Ruth's record but I can tell you one thing - ten years from the day he hits it three million people will say they were there.
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Professionally I would say taking up my constituents' problems is something I continue to enjoy after 22 years as an MP.
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A huge part of making something work is getting along with people you work with. You want them to succeed; you want them to bring their ideas to life as much as possible.
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I don't think I would change anything. I think we've done a fairly good job of remaining sane and making the right decisions.
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I suffer much less than many of my colleagues. I am perfectly able to go to Australia and film within three hours of arrival.
