David Suzuki

“Our Aboriginal peoples have traditions of living in balance with nature that are thousands of years old. We have much to learn from them.”

“The voluntary component of society is what gives it its heart and soul.”

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

“The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of the environment, not the other way around.”

“The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. That is our home.”

“There is no such thing as a viable economy in a dead planet.”

“We have become a force of nature.”

“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 humility and respect.”

“Education, you know, means broadening, advancing horizons.”

“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 for it.”

“The way we see the world shapes the way we treat it.”

“We are all part of a profound mystery, which is conveyed in the expression 'the web of life.'”

“If we want to move towards a new world, we must have the courage to speak.”

“What is the point of creating a system that cannot be sustained?”

“The solutions are already here. They are in the heads of scientists and in the hearts of people. But we need to get our act together.”

“Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for a common cause, they can accomplish great things.”

“The real bottom line is the bottom line of the planet.”