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

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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
Biologist
Climate Activist
Environmentalist
Professor
Science Writer
Writer
Zoologist
Vancouver
British Columbia
David Takayoshi Suzuki
Ancient
Ability
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Change
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Together
Sustaining
Sustainability
Restore
Harmony

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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.
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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.
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