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David Suzuki

born 1936

David Suzuki is a Canadian environmental activist, science broadcaster, and author, born on March 24, 1936, in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known for his work in promoting sustainable environmental practices and his long-running television series, "The Nature of Things." Suzuki has also co-founded the David Suzuki Foundation, which focuses on conservation and environmental issues.

  1. If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.

    David Suzuki
    #pollution#biodiversity#survival

  2. Humans are distinguished from other species by a massive brain that enables us to imagine a future and influence it by what we do in the present. By using experience, knowledge and insight, our ancestors recognized they could anticipate dangers and opportunities and take steps to exploit advantages and avoid hazards.

    David Suzuki
    #brain#awareness#evolution

  3. The future doesn't exist. The only thing that exists is now and our memory of what happened in the past. But because we invented the idea of a future, we're the only animal that realized we can affect the future by what we do today.

    David Suzuki
    #time#existence#agency