251 Quotes by David Suzuki

There is a gyre of discarded floating plastic the size of the continental USA in the ocean. In it, plastic trash outweighs plankton 40 to 1.

Canada should always open its doors to those who are oppressed or in cases of emergency. When Canada offered refuge to 50,000 boat people in Vietnam in the 1970s, I was particularly proud to be Canadian.

The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.

For the sake of our health, our children and grandchildren and even our economic well-being, we must make protecting the planet our top priority.

The fact of the matter is that today, stuff-selling mega-corporations have a huge influence on our daily lives. And because of the competitive nature of our global economy, these corporations are generally only concerned with one thing - the bottom line. That is, maximising profit, regardless of the social or environmental costs.

We have altered the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. We have left no part of the globe untouched.

Environmentalism is a way of seeing our place within the biosphere.

The environment is so fundamental to our continued existence that it must transcend politics and become a central value of all members of society.

I fell in love with the elegance and precision of genetic analysis and experimentation to answer profound biological questions.