It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.
Interpretation
The natural world is a vital source of beauty, excitement, and intellectual stimulation that enriches life.
David Attenborough emphasizes the immense value of the natural world, stating that it is a profound source of excitement, visual beauty, and intellectual interest. He suggests that the wonders of nature significantly contribute to the quality of life and are essential for a fulfilling existence.
In practice
In a motivational speech about conservation, one could use this quote to emphasize the importance of preserving natural landscapes.
I don't think we are going to become extinct. We're very clever and extremely resourceful - and we will find ways of preserving ourselves, of that I'm sure. But whether our lives will be as rich as they are now is another question.
I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage.
I would be absolutely astounded if population growth and industrialisation and all the stuff we are pumping into the atmosphere hadn't changed the climatic balance. Of course it has. There is no valid argument for denial.
There's a small worm called Loa Loa Filariasis. This parasite can survive in one environment exclusively- namely, underneath the skin and inside the eyes of human beings. Children and the elderly in tropical regions (usually the poorest) are the most widely affected. A painful, slow death is virtually certain. The worm can actually live in the host for 17 years before the host finally dies.
The fundamental issue is the moral issue.
It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I started saying that margarine was the same as motherhood, people would think I was a liar.
The book of nature which we have to read is written by the finger of God.
If we do not save the environment, then whatever we do in civil rights will be of no meaning, because then we will have the equality of extinction.
It was kind of a beautiful day, finally real summer in Indianapolis, warm and humid - the kind of weather that reminds you after a long winter that while the world wasn't built for humans, we were built for the world.
It makes good sense to revere the sun and the stars ... because we are their children
You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted, but to see it you have to toil from month to month through its labyrinths.
Saving our planet, lifting people out of poverty, advancing economic growth – these are one and the same fight.
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