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Now, I find that very difficult to reconcile with notions about a merciful God.

David Attenborough

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David Attenborough
Age: 98
Born: 1926
Born: May 8
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The climate suits me, and London has the greatest serious music that you can hear any day of the week in the world - you think it's going to be Vienna or Paris or somewhere, but if you go to Vienna or Paris and say, 'Let's hear some good music', there isn't any.
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