David Suzuki quotes

David Suzuki is a Canadian scientist, broadcaster, and environmental activist. His work focuses on genetics, environmental advocacy, and public awareness of climate change. He is widely recognized for inspiring action and promoting environmental protection worldwide. Here are 87 of his quotes:

We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.

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[I]f one day I look out from my cabin's porch and see a row of windmills spinning in the distance, I won't curse them. I will praise them. It will mean we are finally getting somewhere.

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We now have access to so much information that we can find support for any prejudice or opinion.

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If we humans are good at anything, it's thinking we've got a terrific idea and going for it without acknowledging the potential consequences or our own ignorance.

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If we want to address global warming, along with the other environmental problems associated with our continued rush to burn our precious fossil fuels as quickly as possible, we must learn to use our resources more wisely, kick our addiction, and quickly start turning to sources of energy that have fewer negative impacts.

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The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.

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It's not unexpected that shooting massive amounts of water, sand, and chemicals at high pressure into the earth to shatter shale and release natural gas might shake things up. But earthquakes aren't the worst problem with fracking.

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With the growing urgency of climate change, we cannot have it both ways. We cannot shout from the rooftops about the dangers of global warming and then turn around and shout even louder about the "dangers" of windmills.

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The planet, hell! What about my nuts?

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The human brain had a vast memory storage. It made us curious and very creative. Those were the characteristics that gave us an advantage - curiosity, creativity and memory. And that brain did something very special. It invented an idea called 'the future.'

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The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.

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Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things.

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If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.

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I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.

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For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.

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Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.

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Rapid population growth and technological innovation, combined with our lack of understanding about how the natural systems of which we are a part work, have created a mess.

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Our beliefs, our values shape the way we look out at the world and the way we treat it. If we believe that we were here, placed here by God, that this - all of this creation is for us, it's for us to go and occupy, dominate and exploit, then we will proceed to do that.

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One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.

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Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we are both inhabitants and stewards of nature in our neighbourhoods.

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Our personal consumer choices have ecological, social, and spiritual consequences. It is time to re-examine some of our deeply held notions that underlie our lifestyles.

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Water is our most precious resource, but we waste it, just as we waste other resources, including oil and gas.

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