--- title: "13 Our Quotes By David Suzuki" description: "13 Our quotes by David Suzuki. Plus more from David Suzuki and more Our sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/david-suzuki-1744_biosphere_environmentalism-is-a-way-of-seeing-our_2326678.png" --- > [Environmentalism is a way of seeing our place within the biosphere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/environmentalism-is-a-way-of-seeing-our-place-within-the-biosphere/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/david-suzuki-1744_biosphere_environmentalism-is-a-way-of-seeing-our_2326678.png) > [People don't even understand that every bit of our food was once alive. We take another creature, plant, animal, microorganism, tear it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/people-don-t-even-understand-that-every-bit-of-our-food-was-once/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f4/david-suzuki-1744_alive_people-don-t-even-understand-that-every_2491960.jpg) > [We pride ourselves on our democratic traditions, but in Canada, women couldn't vote until 1918, Asians until 1948, and First Nations people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/we-pride-ourselves-on-our-democratic-traditions-but-in-canada-women/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/david-suzuki-1744_asians_we-pride-ourselves-on-our-democratic-tra_2765287.png) > [We need love, and to ensure love, we need to have full employment, and we need social justice. We need gender equity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/we-need-love-and-to-ensure-love-we-need-to-have-full-employment-and/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ec/david-suzuki-1744_creatures_we-need-love-and-to-ensure-love-we-need_2168019.png) > [The future doesn't exist. The only thing that exists is now and our memory of what happened in the past. But because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/the-future-doesn-t-exist-the-only-thing-that-exists-is-now-and-our/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ff/david-suzuki-1744_affect_the-future-doesn-t-exist-the-only-thing_1243814.png) > [Although it's the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced. Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/although-it-s-the-second-largest-country-in-the-world-our-useful-area/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/david-suzuki-1744_although_although-it-s-the-second-largest-country_171693.png) > [This is suicidal... our home is the biosphere. That's a very thin layer of air, water and land where all life exists.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/this-is-suicidal-our-home-is-the-biosphere-that-s-a-very-thin-layer/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/david-suzuki-1744_air_this-is-suicidal-our-home-is-the-biosphe_288024.png) > [Scientists and supercomputers have amplified our ability to look ahead. For decades, experts have warned us that human numbers, technology, hyper-consumption and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/scientists-and-supercomputers-have-amplified-our-ability-to-look/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/david-suzuki-1744_ability_scientists-and-supercomputers-have-ampli_2586592.png) > [What we are doing is, rather than living on the interest of our basic biological capital, we're using up our capital, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/what-we-are-doing-is-rather-than-living-on-the-interest-of-our-basic/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/david-suzuki-1744_basic_what-we-are-doing-is-rather-than-living_663237.png) > [Our most fundamental social need, it turns out, to my amazement, is love. Now, I'm not a hippie-dippie whatever. If you look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/our-most-fundamental-social-need-it-turns-out-to-my-amazement-is-love/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/david-suzuki-1744_amazement_our-most-fundamental-social-need-it-turn_3082730.png) > [Over and over, the economy has determined the extent of our response, but how much value does it place on breathable air,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/over-and-over-the-economy-has-determined-the-extent-of-our-response/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9f/david-suzuki-1744_air_over-and-over-the-economy-has-determined_1682969.png) > [I always felt that if someone shot me, it would be great for the environmental movement, because they would make me a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/i-always-felt-that-if-someone-shot-me-it-would-be-great-for-the/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/david-suzuki-1744_always_i-always-felt-that-if-someone-shot-me-it_829286.jpg) > [Humans are distinguished from other species by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future and influence it by what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/humans-are-distinguished-from-other-species-by-a-massive-brain-that/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/david-suzuki-1744_advantages_humans-are-distinguished-from-other-spec_2397907.jpg) ## Other authors on Our ## More by David Suzuki > [Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/because-countries-often-have-differing-political-and-economic-systems/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/over-and-over-we-hear-politicians-say-they-can-t-spend-our-tax/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/aboriginal-people-are-key-because-they-have-a-different-sense-of/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [We are upsetting the atmosphere upon which all life depends. In the late 80s when I began to take climate change seriously, we referred…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/we-are-upsetting-the-atmosphere-upon-which-all-life-depends-in-the/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/treaties-agreements-and-organizations-to-help-settle-disputes-may-be/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/each-of-us-now-has-2-27-kg-5-lbs-of-plastic-embedded-in-our-bodies/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/nature-surrounds-us-from-parks-and-backyards-to-streets-and-alleyways/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [The human brain had a vast memory storage. It made us curious and very creative. Those were the characteristics that gave us an advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/the-human-brain-had-a-vast-memory-storage-it-made-us-curious-and-very/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/if-we-pollute-the-air-water-and-soil-that-keep-us-alive-and-well-and/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/the-one-thing-i-feel-is-very-hopeful-however-is-the-overwhelming/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [“As we distance ourselves further from the natural world, we are increasingly surrounded by and dependent on our own inventions. We become enslaved by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/as-we-distance-ourselves-further-from-the-natural-world-we-are/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [Every breath is a sacrament, an affirmation of our connection with all other living things, a renewal of our link with our ancestors and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/every-breath-is-a-sacrament-an-affirmation-of-our-connection-with-all/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/with-an-estimated-population-of-nine-billion-people-by-2050-we-cannot/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [Although it's the second largest country in the world, our useful area has been reduced. Our immigration policy is disgusting: We plunder southern countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/although-it-s-the-second-largest-country-in-the-world-our-useful-area/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) > [Environmentalism has failed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/environmentalism-has-failed/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/our/david-suzuki/#itemlist", "name": "13 Our Quotes By David Suzuki", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Environmentalism is a way of seeing our place within the biosphere.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Suzuki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/environmentalism-is-a-way-of-seeing-our-place-within-the-biosphere/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/david-suzuki-1744_biosphere_environmentalism-is-a-way-of-seeing-our_2326678.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/david-suzuki-1744_biosphere_environmentalism-is-a-way-of-seeing-our_2326678.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea8/david-suzuki-1744_biosphere_environmentalism-is-a-way-of-seeing-our_2326678.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Environmentalism is a way of seeing our place within the biosphere.” — David Suzuki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People don't even understand that every bit of our food was once alive. 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