Life is not all high emotion. Some of the most interesting things are when its not highly emotional: little details of relationships and body language.

The question is, are we happy to suppose that our grandchildren may never be able to see an elephant except in a picture book?

Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility to safeguard it.

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.

London has fine museums, the British Library is one of the greatest library institutions in the world... It's got everything you want, really.

The nature of human beings is that they'd far rather face the disaster that is happening tonight than the one that is happening tomorrow.

People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.