David Suzuki Quotes - Page 5

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• 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 it.

  David Suzuki

  Wise, Book, Tree

  David Suzuki, Wayne Grady (2007). “Tree: A Life Story”, p.9, Greystone Books Ltd

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• There are some things in the world we can't change.

  David Suzuki

  World, Biosphere, Can't Change

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• Despite the international scientific community's consensus on climate change, a small number of critics continue to deny that climate change exists or that humans are causing it. Widely known as climate change "skeptics" or "deniers," these individuals are generally not climate scientists and do not debate the science with the climate scientists.

  David Suzuki

  Science, Small Numbers, Community

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• Each time I visit Japan, I am reminded of how Canadian I am and how little racial connection matters.

  David Suzuki

  Japan, Connections, Littles

  David Suzuki (1987). “Metamorphosis: Stages in a Life”, Stoddart Pub

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• But human borders mean nothing to air, water, windblown soil or seeds or migrating fish, birds or mammals.

  David Suzuki

  Mean, Air, Water

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• Plastic bags are bad and for the most part unnecessary.

  David Suzuki

  Bags, Unnecessary, Plastic

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• 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 to farmers who grow that food.

  David Suzuki

  Winter, Years, Benefits

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• Even meeting Kyoto targets barely makes a dent in what we have to achieve.

  David Suzuki

  Kyoto, Target, Achieve

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• Each of us has the ability to act powerfully for change; together we can restore that ancient and sustaining harmony.

  David Suzuki

  Change, Together We Can, Action

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• All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

  David Suzuki

  Hours, Great Outdoors, Resilient

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• If we have any hope of finding ways for seven billion people to live well on planet with finite resources, we have to learn to use our resources efficiently. Plastic bags are neither efficient nor environmentally friendly.

  David Suzuki

  People, Friendly, Bags

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• 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 way. Don't think 'In order to make a difference I have to become an environmentalist.'

  David Suzuki

  Thinking, Order, Differences

  "David Suzuki and his daughter, Severn, in town to talk of adventures and activism". The Star Interview, www.thestar.com. February 25, 2013.

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• 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 Congo.

  David Suzuki

  Country, Rights, Sri Lanka

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• What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives?

  David Suzuki

  Children, Happy Life, Healthy

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• 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 of itself to grow and reproduce with the help of air, water and sun.

  David Suzuki

  Moving, Thinking, Land

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• As parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts we need to start getting out into nature with the young people in our lives. Families play a key role in getting kids outside.

  David Suzuki

  Uncles, Kids, Aunt

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• Canada, more than any nation, will be affected by rising sea levels from global warming.

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  Sea, Environmental, Rising

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• The human brain had a vast memory storage. It made us curious and very creative. Those were the characteristics that gave us an advantage - curiosity, creativity and memory. And that brain did something very special. It invented an idea called 'the future.'

  David Suzuki

  Memories, Creativity, Ideas

  Canada.com Interview, April 23, 2007.

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• Environmentali sm is really about seeing our place in world in a way that humans have always known up until very recently - that we are part of nature-utterly dependent on the natural world for our well being and survival.

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  Survival, Sms, World

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• 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 our energy use, while stimulating whole new industries and technologies that are more efficient and affordable.

  David Suzuki

  Technology, Years, People

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• Come on Canada, it's time to kick our bad habits and get into shape!

  David Suzuki

  Shapes, Canada, Habit

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• Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species.

  David Suzuki

  Space, Needs, Landscape

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• It's time we stopped ignoring the environment. Let's not let another election go by without making this a high priority.

  David Suzuki

  Time, Priorities, Election

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• We humans have become dependent on plastic for a range of uses, from packaging to products. Reducing our use of plastic bags is an easy place to start getting our addiction under control.

  David Suzuki

  Addiction, Bags, Use

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• 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 nukes and fossil fuels, then they will be the poster boy for the renewable energy for the future.

  David Suzuki

  Lying, Boys, Keys

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