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Environmentalism isn't a discipline or specialty. It's a way of seeing our place in the world. And we need everybody to see the world that way. Don't think 'In order to make a difference I have to become an environmentalist.'
David Suzuki
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David Suzuki
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: March 24
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David Takayoshi Suzuki
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