All David Suzuki Quotes
- Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies. Bodies
- The terrible part of this looming catastrophe is that people have been working on solutions for years and have developed concrete steps to massively reduce… Affordable
- Danish studies of 10,000 birds killed revealed that almost all died in collisions with buildings, cars and wires; only 10 were killed by windmills. Alternative… Absolutely
- Economics and a reliance on science and technology to solve our problems has led to an unsustainable situation where continued growth in consumption is required… Blinded
- Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape! Bad
- Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive. Brain
- And that, quite simply, is the issue. We live in a finite world with finite resources. Although it may sometimes seem quite big, earth is… Big
- Unless we are willing to encourage our children to reconnect with and appreciate the natural world, we can't expect them to help protect and care… Appreciate
- Think about a seed. Once it lands, it's stuck. It can't move to find better soil, moisture or sunlight. It's able to create every part… Able
- 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… Best
- With an estimated population of nine billion people by 2050, we cannot continue to consume resources at the same rate and maintain our quality of… Billion
- The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change. Change
- Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature. Aboriginal
- There are some things in the world we can't change... Change
- Over and over, we hear politicians say they can't spend our tax dollars on environmental protection when the economy is so fragile. Dollars
- My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don't be greedy, work… Anyone
- I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive. Air
- Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see the world that… Difference
- Japan is a model already to the lie that economic growth is the key to our future. If they can really show an alternative to… Alternative
- My earliest memory from childhood is of fishing with my father. And I remember vividly we were in a store, and we were buying a… Buying
- Many instances of persecution and killing have occurred in countries with atrocious human rights records such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the Democratic Republic of… Atrocious
- What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives? Children
- 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… Accomplish
- You would have thought that our first priority would be to ask what the ecologists are finding out, because we have to live within the… Ask
- Japanese people cut their energy use by 25 percent immediately after Fukushima. They showed there was huge opportunity there. And instead, the government simply wants… Cut