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I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored.
David Attenborough
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David Attenborough
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
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Sir David Attenborough
David Frederick Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough
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It never really occurred to me to believe in God.
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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?
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I've never actually met one in the wild, but I have seen a king cobra. They go towards people, they rear up six feet tall and they're very aggressive and they are very fast. And one bite means certain death. So if I encountered a king cobra in the wild I would be very alarmed.
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To suggest that God specifically created a worm to torture small African children is blasphemy as far as I can see. The Archbishop of Canterbury doesn't believe that.
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I'm not over-fond of animals. I am merely astounded by them.
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