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You are what you do, not what you say.

David Suzuki

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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
Proactive

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More than any other time in history, the 1990s will be a turning point for human civilization.
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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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Debating the best way to do something we shouldn't be doing in the first place is a sure way to end up in the wrong place.
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Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature.
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If we want to move towards a low-polluting, sustainable society, we need to get consumers to think about their purchases.
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Every breath is a sacrament, an affirmation of our connection with all other living things, a renewal of our link with our ancestors and a contribution to generations yet to come. Our breath is a part of life's breath, the ocean of air that envelopes the earth.
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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.
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If we continue to set human borders and the economy as our highest priorities, we will never come to grips with the destructiveness of our activities and institutions.
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