--- title: "14 Us Quotes By David Suzuki" description: "14 Us quotes by David Suzuki. Plus more from David Suzuki and more Us sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/david-suzuki-1744_air_i-can-t-imagine-anything-more-important_267868.png" --- > [I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/i-can-t-imagine-anything-more-important-than-air-water-soil-energy/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/603/david-suzuki-1744_air_i-can-t-imagine-anything-more-important_267868.png) > [If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/david-suzuki-1744_air_if-we-pollute-the-air-water-and-soil-tha_135397.jpg) > [The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/the-truth-is-as-most-of-us-know-that-global-warming-is-real-and/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd6/david-suzuki-1744_burn_the-truth-is-as-most-of-us-know-that-glo_1152886.jpg) > [My childhood memories include a time when the government confiscated my family's possessions and exiled us to a camp in the B.C.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/my-childhood-memories-include-a-time-when-the-government-confiscated/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/david-suzuki-1744_because_my-childhood-memories-include-a-time-whe_2852941.png) > [Do you know how much land is under ice, rock and snow? Do you know why 90 percent of us live within…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/do-you-know-how-much-land-is-under-ice-rock-and-snow-do-you-know-why/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/david-suzuki-1744_amount_do-you-know-how-much-land-is-under-ice-r_2070220.png) > [Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ad/david-suzuki-1744_alleyways_nature-surrounds-us-from-parks-and-backy_85297.png) > [The true - the true economy has got to come back into balance with the very biosphere that sustains us. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/the-true-the-true-economy-has-got-to-come-back-into-balance-with-the/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/david-suzuki-1744_agenda_the-true-the-true-economy-has-got-to-com_1169022.png) > [The human brain had a vast memory storage. It made us curious and very creative. Those were the characteristics that gave us…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/david-suzuki-1744_advantage_the-human-brain-had-a-vast-memory-storag_105855.jpg) > [Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/conserving-energy-and-thus-saving-money-reducing-consumption-of/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/david-suzuki-1744_bottom_conserving-energy-and-thus-saving-money_3026773.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) > [There are more humans than all of the rabbits on earth. There are more of us than all the wildebeests, than all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/there-are-more-humans-than-all-of-the-rabbits-on-earth-there-are-more/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/david-suzuki-1744_appetite_there-are-more-humans-than-all-of-the-ra_893845.png) > [We emerged out of nature, and when we die, we return to nature. We need to know there are forces impinging on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/we-emerged-out-of-nature-and-when-we-die-we-return-to-nature-we-need/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5d/david-suzuki-1744_control_we-emerged-out-of-nature-and-when-we-die_1843639.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) > [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 Us ## 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/us/david-suzuki/#itemlist", "name": "14 Us Quotes By David Suzuki", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. 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