David Attenborough, in Alan Graham The Sum of You: Teach Yourself, Hachette UK, 29 October 2010, p. 13.
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An understanding of the natural world and what's in it is a source of not only a great curiosity but great fulfillment, but also in the long run, essential to our future survival.
— David Attenborough on Curiosity
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About David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster and writer specialising in natural history who has mainly worked for the BBC since the early 1950s.
About David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS (born 8 May 1926) is a British broadcaster and writer specialising in natural history who has mainly worked for the BBC since the early 1950s.
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