David Suzuki Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“The voluntary approach to corporate social responsibility has failed in many cases.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions, of years they have co-evolved to live in local climate and soil conditions.”

“Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.”

“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.”

“One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.”

“It doesn't give me any satisfaction to think that my concerns will be validated by my grandchildren's generation. I would love to be wrong in everything. My grandchildren are my stake in the near future, and it's my great hope that they might one day say, 'Grandpa was part of a great movement that helped to turn things around.'”

“In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.”

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