It Never Really Occurred To Me To

People Talk About Doom-laden Scenarios Happening In The Future: They Are Happening In Africa Now. You Can See It Perfectly Clearly. Periodic Famines Are Due To Too Many People Living On Land That Can't Sustain Them.

Opponents Say Natural Selection Is Not A Theory Supported By Observation Or Experiment; That It Is Not Based On Fact; And That It Cannot Be Proved. Well, No, You Cannot Prove The Theory To People Who Won't Believe In It Any More Than You Can Prove That The Battle Of Hastings Took Place In 1066. However, We Know The Battle Happened Then, Just As We Know The Course Of Evolution On Earth Unambiguously Shows That Darwin Was Right.

I Don't Run A Car, Have Never Run A Car. I Could Say That This Is Because I Have This Extremely Tender Environmentalist Conscience, But The Fact Is I Hate Driving.

I Had A Huge Advantage When I Started 50 Years Ago - My Job Was Secure. I Didn't Have To Promote Myself. These Days There's Far More Pressure To Make A Mark, So The Temptation Is To Make Adventure Television Or Personality Shows. I Hope The More Didactic Approach Won't Be Lost.

Terrorism Is An Immediate Problem That People Are Very Concerned About, And I Am As Concerned About That As Anyone Else. But It Isn't An Either Or Situation.