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Us Quotes by David Suzuki
- On December 7, 1941, an event took place that had nothing to do with me or my family and yet which had devastating consequences for…
- We no longer see the world as a single entity. We've moved to cities and we think the economy is what gives us our life,…
- Salmon farming-the placement of large metal or mesh net cages in the ocean to grow fish-was pioneered in Norway in the 1960s. Since then, the…
- Our choices at all levels-individual, community, corporate and government-affect nature. And they affect us.
- I see a world in the future in which we understand that all life is related to us and we treat that life with great…
- Our identity includes our natural world, how we move through it, how we interact with it and how it sustains us.
- 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…
- Love is the force that makes us fully human.
- 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…
- Each of us now has 2.27 kg (5 lbs) of plastic embedded in our bodies.
- 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…
- I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.
- Global trade has advantages. For starters, it allows those of us who live through winter to eat fresh produce year-round. And it provides economic benefits…
- If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no…
- The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems…
- The truth is, as most of us know, that global warming is real and humans are major contributors, mainly because we wastefully burn fossil fuels.
- When I was a kid, being outside was the norm. Rain or shine, our parents would tell us to get out of the house.
- Conserving energy and thus saving money, reducing consumption of unnecessary products and packaging and shifting to a clean-energy economy would likely hurt the bottom line…
- Nature surrounds us, from parks and backyards to streets and alleyways. Next time you go out for a walk, tread gently and remember that we…
- Thanks to evolution, our bodies have powerful ways to ward off illness and infection and enable us to live long and healthy lives. Why, then,…
- I see a world in the future in which we understand that all life is related to us and we treat that life with great…
- Each of us has the ability to act powerfully for change; together we can restore that ancient and sustaining harmony.
- The true - the true economy has got to come back into balance with the very biosphere that sustains us. And I think a lot…
- Humans are distinguished from other species by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future and influence it by what we do in…
- Scientists and supercomputers have amplified our ability to look ahead. For decades, experts have warned us that human numbers, technology, hyper-consumption and a global economy…
More Us Quotes
- Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite is really… — Hannah Arendt
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. — Pietro Aretino
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in… — Aristotle
- The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for… — Aristotle
- Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the… — Mahmoud Abbas
- We want the Israelis to leave. They want to leave - so let us let them leave. — Mahmoud Abbas
- Bad things are not the worst things that can happen to us. Nothing is the worst thing that can happen to us! — Richard Bach
- All religions are designed to teach us how to live, joyfully, serenely, and kindly, in the midst of suffering. — Karen Armstrong