--- title: "17 Way Quotes By David Suzuki" description: "17 Way quotes by David Suzuki. Plus more from David Suzuki and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/david-suzuki-1744_doubt_education-has-failed-in-a-very-serious-w_2529802.png" --- > [Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/education-has-failed-in-a-very-serious-way-to-convey-the-most/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/david-suzuki-1744_doubt_education-has-failed-in-a-very-serious-w_2529802.png) > [Debating the best way to do something we shouldn't be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/debating-the-best-way-to-do-something-we-shouldn-t-be-doing-in-the/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/david-suzuki-1744_best-way_debating-the-best-way-to-do-something-we_553879.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) > [If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/if-we-have-any-hope-of-finding-ways-for-seven-billion-people-to-live/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/david-suzuki-1744_bags_if-we-have-any-hope-of-finding-ways-for_815989.png) > [Thanks to evolution, our bodies have powerful ways to ward off illness and infection and enable us to live long and healthy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/thanks-to-evolution-our-bodies-have-powerful-ways-to-ward-off-illness/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f1/david-suzuki-1744_body_thanks-to-evolution-our-bodies-have-powe_259663.png) > [With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/with-the-world-s-human-population-now-at-seven-billion-and-growing/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a3/david-suzuki-1744_better-way_with-the-world-s-human-population-now-at_811998.jpg) > [Environmentali sm is really about seeing our place in world in a way that humans have always known up until very recently…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/environmentali-sm-is-really-about-seeing-our-place-in-world-in-a-way/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca8/david-suzuki-1744_dependent_environmentali-sm-is-really-about-seeing_1990040.jpg) > [Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/environmentalism-isn-t-a-discipline-or-specialty-it-s-a-way-of-seeing/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bc/david-suzuki-1744_climate_environmentalism-isn-t-a-discipline-or-s_1470697.png) > [We can no longer tolerate what's going on in Ottawa and Edmonton. What I would challenge you to do is to put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/we-can-no-longer-tolerate-what-s-going-on-in-ottawa-and-edmonton-what/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58f/david-suzuki-1744_challenges_we-can-no-longer-tolerate-what-s-going-o_703269.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 way we see the world shapes the way we treat it. If a mountain is a deity, not a pile of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/the-way-we-see-the-world-shapes-the-way-we-treat-it-if-a-mountain-is/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81a/david-suzuki-1744_challenges_the-way-we-see-the-world-shapes-the-way_1099418.jpg) > [What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/what-permaculturists-are-doing-is-the-most-important-activity-that-2/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/535/david-suzuki-1744_activity_what-permaculturists-are-doing-is-the-mo_1955859.png) > [Our beliefs, our values shape the way we look out at the world and the way we treat it. If we believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/our-beliefs-our-values-shape-the-way-we-look-out-at-the-world-and-the/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e41/david-suzuki-1744_beliefs_our-beliefs-our-values-shape-the-way-we_2295810.png) > [Economics and a reliance on science and technology to solve our problems has led to an unsustainable situation where continued growth in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/economics-and-a-reliance-on-science-and-technology-to-solve-our/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cec/david-suzuki-1744_blinded_economics-and-a-reliance-on-science-and_202595.png) > [The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/the-medical-literature-tells-us-that-the-most-effective-ways-to/) [David Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-suzuki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/david-suzuki-1744_alzheimer_the-medical-literature-tells-us-that-the_1606448.jpg) > [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) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/david-suzuki/#itemlist", "name": "17 Way Quotes By David Suzuki", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Suzuki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/education-has-failed-in-a-very-serious-way-to-convey-the-most/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/david-suzuki-1744_doubt_education-has-failed-in-a-very-serious-w_2529802.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/david-suzuki-1744_doubt_education-has-failed-in-a-very-serious-w_2529802.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/david-suzuki-1744_doubt_education-has-failed-in-a-very-serious-w_2529802.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.” — David Suzuki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Debating the best way to do something we shouldn't be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Suzuki" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-suzuki/debating-the-best-way-to-do-something-we-shouldn-t-be-doing-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/david-suzuki-1744_best-way_debating-the-best-way-to-do-something-we_553879.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/david-suzuki-1744_best-way_debating-the-best-way-to-do-something-we_553879.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d13/david-suzuki-1744_best-way_debating-the-best-way-to-do-something-we_553879.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Debating the best way to do something we shouldn't be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in…” — David Suzuki", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "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": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People don't even understand that every bit of our food was once alive. 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