Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I ... -David Attenborough

Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren't aware that you are not treating them with respect, the viewers are.

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Celebrated naturalist and broadcaster, renowned for his documentary series on the natural world.

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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 anim...
Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel....
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...
I think a major element of jetlag is psychological. Nobody ever tells me what time it is at home....
An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment....
I don't like rats, but there's not much else I don't like. The problem with rats is they have no fear of human beings, they're loaded with foul diseas...
I don't run a car, have never run a car. I could say that this is because I have this extremely tender environmentalist conscience, but the fact is I ...
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 politic...
The process of making natural history films is to try to prevent the animal knowing you are there, so you get glimpses of a non-human world, and that ...
We are not overpopulated in an absolute sense; we've got the technology for 10 billion, probably 15 billion people, to live on this planet and live go...

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My whole thing is to agree to disagree and to have respect because nothing can really be changed and you wouldn't want to ruin their happiness - even ...
Everybody kept saying I wasn't going to get any fights. And they wouldn't put me on TV and they don't respect women's boxing. But I also turned profes...
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them....
A lot of people have that notion that it must have been easier for me because I had the Malik tag. But I don't feel it's right. With due respect to so...
Music is one of the toughest industries, so I respect everybody who has travelled any distance, come far in this music business and achieved anything ...
People are entitled to their opinions and can do what they want to do, but just a little bit of respect goes a long way....
I've seen some terrible plays, but I generally enjoy myself. One play I walked out of, I have a tremendous respect for the author. That was Robert Wil...
The thing about boxers is that there's respect there. You beat me, and I may not like it, but you know what, deep down inside, I respect you. And that...
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We weren't the Temptations, but when we came out onstage, the people always gave us a special respect because our songs were of an inspirational quali...