David Suzuki Quotes

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David Suzuki

Profession : Scientist

Birth : March 24, 1936

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 amount of money will save us.

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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 are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.

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We have much to learn by studying nature and taking the time to tease out its secrets.

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We pride ourselves on our democratic traditions, but in Canada, women couldn't vote until 1918, Asians until 1948, and First Nations people living on reserves until 1960.

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Most North Americans know that human-caused global warming is real, even if political leaders don't always reflect or act on that knowledge.

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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 the present. By using experience, knowledge and insight, our ancestors recognized they could anticipate dangers and opportunities and take steps to exploit advantages and avoid hazards.

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With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose.

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There are more humans than all of the rabbits on earth. There are more of us than all the wildebeests, than all the rats, than all the mice. We are the most numerous mammal on the planet. But because we're not like rabbits or rats or mice, we have technology, we have a consumptive appetite, we have a global economy.

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If America wants to retain its position as a global power, its president must listen to the people and show strong leadership at this turning point in human history.

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Doing all we can to combat climate change comes with numerous benefits, from reducing pollution and associated health care costs to strengthening and diversifying the economy by shifting to renewable energy, among other measures.

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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 of polluting industries, but would undoubtedly have positive effects for most of us.

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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 great things.

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The future doesn't exist. The only thing that exists is now and our memory of what happened in the past. But because we invented the idea of a future, we're the only animal that realized we can affect the future by what we do today.

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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.

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We're in a giant car heading towards a brick wall and everyone's arguing over where they're going to sit.

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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.

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I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.

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More than a billion people lack adequate access to clean water.

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Water is our most precious resource, but we waste it, just as we waste other resources, including oil and gas.

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Geothermal can be a huge source of energy very quickly.

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