All David Suzuki Quotes
- We have become a force of nature. Force
- Our identity includes our natural world, how we move through it, how we interact with it and how it sustains us. Identity
- The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members of society. All
- We have become a force of nature Not long ago, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, drought, forest fires, even earthquakes and volcanic explosions were accepted as “natural… Accepted
- We now have access to so much information that we can find support for any prejudice or opinion. Access
- Because we aren't certain about the effects of GMOs, we must consider one of the guiding principles in science, the precautionary principle. Under this principle, if… Action
- How you imagine the world determines how you live in it. Determine
- If we want to move towards a low-polluting, sustainable society, we need to get consumers to think about their purchases. Consumers
- A book is like a single tree in a forest, in that it exists in conjunction with and because of a great many others around… Book
- Pearl Harbor was the defining event in my life. It shaped who I am, and all of my hang-ups and my drives, I think, stem… All
- What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. Activity
- For the first time since life appeared on earth, one species- us- is single-handedly altering the physical, chemical and biological nature of earth. We have… Altering
- It is not too late to take another path. Another Path
- Environmentali sm is really about seeing our place in world in a way that humans have always known up until very recently - that we… Always Known
- Love is the force that makes us fully human. Force
- A baby nursing at a mother's breast... is an undeniable affirmation of our rootedness in nature. Affirmation
- We are playing Russian roulette with features of the planet’s atmosphere that will profoundly impact generations to come. How long are we willing to gamble? Atmosphere
- It is clear that while science provides insights into the complexity of the world around us, those insights...present a fractured mosaic rather than a seamless… Clear
- Although they [light and medium trucks] have only 5% of the transportation market..., they account for fully 35% of greenhouse gas emissions from freight transportation. Account
- Less than 10% of the fuel energy burned in automobiles is translated into forward motion of the vehicle and even then most of this energy… Automobile
- Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming. Affected
- Humans are now the most numerous mammal on the planet. There are more humans than rats or mice. Humans have a huge ecological footprint, magnified… Ecological
- In nature there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled. Environmental
- Our planet has not seen an extinction crisis as serious as the one in progress for 65 million years. Crisis
- There is a gyre of discarded floating plastic the size of the continental USA in the ocean. In it, plastic trash outweighs plankton 40 to… Continental