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Suzuki earned a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Chicago in 1961, and was a professor in the genetics department at the University of British Columbia from 1963 until his retirement in 2001. Since the mid-1970s, Suzuki has been known for his television and radio series, documentaries and books about nature and the environment. He is best known as host of the popular and long-running CBC Television science program The Nature of Things, seen in over 40 countries. He is also well known for criticizing governments for their lack of action to protect the environment. </p> <p> Also known as <a href="/profession/63/">Environmentalist</a> </p> </div> <span class="more" id="auhtor_info_more" more="more" less="Less">more</span> <ul class="author__about__options"><li><a href="https://davidsuzuki.org/" class="i-link" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="David Suzuki official website"></a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Suzuki" class="i-wiki" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="Wikipedia article about David Suzuki"></a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/davidsuzuki" class="i-tw" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="David Suzuki Twitter account"></a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/davidsuzukifdn/" class="i-inst" target="_blank" itemprop="url" title="David Suzuki Instagram account"></a></li></ul> </div> </section> <div class="switch"> <ul class="switch-view" role="menu"> <li id="switch_cards" role="menuitem" class="active"><i class="i-cards" title="view_as_cards"></i></li> <li id="switch_list" role="menuitem"><i class="i-list" title="view_as_list"></i></li> </ul> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/28e8a/">The medical literature tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and many more problems are through healthy diet and exercise. Our bodies have evolved to move, yet we now use the energy in oil instead of muscles to do our work.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="28e8a"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="28e8a" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/28e8a/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=The%20medical%20literature%20tells%20us%20that%20the%20most%20effective%20ways%20to%20reduce%20the%20risk%20of%20heart%20disease%2C%20cancer%2C%20stroke%2C%20diabetes%2C%20Alzheimer%27s%2C%20and%20many%20more%20problems%20are%20through%20healthy%20diet%20and%20exercise.%20Our%20bodies%20have%20evolved%20to%20move%2C%20yet%20we%20now%20use%20the%20energy%20in%20oil%20instead%20of%20muscles%20to%20do%20our%20work.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F28e8a%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/10/">Work</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/126/">Heart</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/527/">Energy</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/08e76/">We emerged out of nature, and when we die, we return to nature. We need to know there are forces impinging on us that we will never understand or control. We need to have sacred places where we go with respect, not just looking for resources or opportunity.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="08e76"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="08e76" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/08e76/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=We%20emerged%20out%20of%20nature%2C%20and%20when%20we%20die%2C%20we%20return%20to%20nature.%20We%20need%20to%20know%20there%20are%20forces%20impinging%20on%20us%20that%20we%20will%20never%20understand%20or%20control.%20We%20need%20to%20have%20sacred%20places%20where%20we%20go%20with%20respect%2C%20not%20just%20looking%20for%20resources%20or%20opportunity.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F08e76%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/72/">Nature</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/481/">Opportunity</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/314/">Respect</a></li> </ul>  </li> </ul><div class="banner--main">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-1'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { var slot; var slotName = 'div-gpt-ad-1539479904694-1'; if (screen.width > 1000) { slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[728, 90]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } else { document.getElementById(slotName).classList.add("banner--mobile"); slot = googletag.defineSlot('/150025860/citatis-top', [[336, 280]], slotName).addService(googletag.pubads()); } googletag.display(slotName); googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); }); </script> </div> </div> <ul class="quotes--cards"> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/38cbe/">My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don't be greedy, work hard for the necessities in life knowing that money does not make you better or more important than anyone else. So, extravagance has been bred out of my DNA.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="38cbe"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="38cbe" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/38cbe/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=My%20parents%20survived%20the%20Great%20Depression%20and%20brought%20me%20up%20to%20live%20within%20my%20means%2C%20save%20some%20for%20tomorrow%2C%20share%20and%20don%27t%20be%20greedy%2C%20work%20hard%20for%20the%20necessities%20in%20life%20knowing%20that%20money%20does%20not%20make%20you%20better%20or%20more%20important%20than%20anyone%20else.%20So%2C%20extravagance%20has%20been%20bred%20out%20of%20my%20DNA.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F38cbe%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/145/">Life</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/855/">Up</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/10/">Work</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/28e9b/">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.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="28e9b"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="28e9b" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/28e9b/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=In%20the%20environmental%20movement%2C%20every%20time%20you%20lose%20a%20battle%20it%27s%20for%20good%2C%20but%20our%20victories%20always%20seem%20to%20be%20temporary%20and%20we%20keep%20fighting%20them%20over%20and%20over%20again.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F28e9b%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/11/">Time</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/57/">Good</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/331/">Fighting</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/28e99/">I always felt that if someone shot me, it would be great for the environmental movement, because they would make me a martyr. Our biggest fear was our children, because there was a tremendous amount of threat and intimidation, and my wife was terrified that the children might be grabbed or assaulted in some way. That was the real fear.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="28e99"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="28e99" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/28e99/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20always%20felt%20that%20if%20someone%20shot%20me%2C%20it%20would%20be%20great%20for%20the%20environmental%20movement%2C%20because%20they%20would%20make%20me%20a%20martyr.%20Our%20biggest%20fear%20was%20our%20children%2C%20because%20there%20was%20a%20tremendous%20amount%20of%20threat%20and%20intimidation%2C%20and%20my%20wife%20was%20terrified%20that%20the%20children%20might%20be%20grabbed%20or%20assaulted%20in%20some%20way.%20That%20was%20the%20real%20fear.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F28e99%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/178/">Great</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/202/">Children</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/508/">Real</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/28ea2/">Exxon, one of the companies that has spent tens of millions of dollars denying climate change, denying any responsibility to deal with, taking government subsidies on a massive scale, now their ads are all about, 'Oh, we want a clean future. We're looking at clean energy and all that stuff.'</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="28ea2"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="28ea2" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/28ea2/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Exxon%2C%20one%20of%20the%20companies%20that%20has%20spent%20tens%20of%20millions%20of%20dollars%20denying%20climate%20change%2C%20denying%20any%20responsibility%20to%20deal%20with%2C%20taking%20government%20subsidies%20on%20a%20massive%20scale%2C%20now%20their%20ads%20are%20all%20about%2C%20%27Oh%2C%20we%20want%20a%20clean%20future.%20We%27re%20looking%20at%20clean%20energy%20and%20all%20that%20stuff.%27&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F28ea2%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/166/">Future</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/527/">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/158/">Responsibility</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/08e78/">Treaties, agreements and organizations to help settle disputes may be necessary, but they often favor the interests of business over citizens.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); 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These are the things that keep us alive.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="38cbb"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="38cbb" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/38cbb/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=I%20can%27t%20imagine%20anything%20more%20important%20than%20air%2C%20water%2C%20soil%2C%20energy%20and%20biodiversity.%20These%20are%20the%20things%20that%20keep%20us%20alive.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F38cbb%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/150/">Important</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/527/">Energy</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/241/">Water</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/28e8f/">One of the joys of being a grandparent is getting to see the world again through the eyes of a child.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="28e8f"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="28e8f" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/28e8f/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=One%20of%20the%20joys%20of%20being%20a%20grandparent%20is%20getting%20to%20see%20the%20world%20again%20through%20the%20eyes%20of%20a%20child.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F28e8f%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/115/">World</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/36/">Eyes</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/08e7b/">Humans are an infant species, a mere 150,000 years old. But, armed with a massive brain, we've not only survived, we've used our wits to adapt to and flourish in habitats as varied as deserts, Arctic tundra, tropical rainforests, wetlands and high mountain ranges.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="08e7b"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="08e7b" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/08e7b/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Humans%20are%20an%20infant%20species%2C%20a%20mere%20150%2C000%20years%20old.%20But%2C%20armed%20with%20a%20massive%20brain%2C%20we%27ve%20not%20only%20survived%2C%20we%27ve%20used%20our%20wits%20to%20adapt%20to%20and%20flourish%20in%20habitats%20as%20varied%20as%20deserts%2C%20Arctic%20tundra%2C%20tropical%20rainforests%2C%20wetlands%20and%20high%20mountain%20ranges.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F08e7b%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/1037/">High</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1345/">Brain</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/735/">Mountain</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/18dc1/">Many instances of persecution and killing have occurred in countries with atrocious human rights records such as Sri Lanka, Guatemala and the Democratic Republic of Congo.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="18dc1"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="18dc1" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/18dc1/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Many%20instances%20of%20persecution%20and%20killing%20have%20occurred%20in%20countries%20with%20atrocious%20human%20rights%20records%20such%20as%20Sri%20Lanka%2C%20Guatemala%20and%20the%20Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Congo.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F18dc1%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/08e79/">The government's desire to expand global trade may be understandable, but we mustn't give away too much. We must tell our elected representatives to at least delay the Canada-China FIPA until it has been examined more thoroughly, and to reconsider the inclusion of investor-state arbitration mechanisms in all trade deals.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="08e79"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="08e79" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/08e79/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=The%20government%27s%20desire%20to%20expand%20global%20trade%20may%20be%20understandable%2C%20but%20we%20mustn%27t%20give%20away%20too%20much.%20We%20must%20tell%20our%20elected%20representatives%20to%20at%20least%20delay%20the%20Canada-China%20FIPA%20until%20it%20has%20been%20examined%20more%20thoroughly%2C%20and%20to%20reconsider%20the%20inclusion%20of%20investor-state%20arbitration%20mechanisms%20in%20all%20trade%20deals.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F08e79%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/1081/">May</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/919/">Desire</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/28e97/">Some solutions are relatively simple and would provide economic benefits: implementing measures to conserve energy, putting a price on carbon through taxes and cap-and-trade and shifting from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy sources.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); 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Why, then, do health costs continue to climb at unsustainable and frightening rates?</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="08e73"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="08e73" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/08e73/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Thanks%20to%20evolution%2C%20our%20bodies%20have%20powerful%20ways%20to%20ward%20off%20illness%20and%20infection%20and%20enable%20us%20to%20live%20long%20and%20healthy%20lives.%20Why%2C%20then%2C%20do%20health%20costs%20continue%20to%20climb%20at%20unsustainable%20and%20frightening%20rates%3F&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F08e73%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/268/">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/199/">Live</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/1005/">Why</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/38cc3/">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.'</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="38cc3"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="38cc3" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/38cc3/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Environmentalism%20isn%27t%20a%20discipline%20or%20specialty.%20It%27s%20a%20way%20of%20seeing%20our%20place%20in%20the%20world.%20And%20we%20need%20everybody%20to%20see%20the%20world%20that%20way.%20Don%27t%20think%20%27In%20order%20to%20make%20a%20difference%20I%20have%20to%20become%20an%20environmentalist.%27&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F38cc3%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/115/">World</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/244/">Discipline</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/08e77/">This is suicidal... our home is the biosphere. That's a very thin layer of air, water and land where all life exists. It's fixed, it can't grow, and yet we cling to this idea that the economy can grow forever. And it must. Well, it can't.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="08e77"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="08e77" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/08e77/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=This%20is%20suicidal...%20our%20home%20is%20the%20biosphere.%20That%27s%20a%20very%20thin%20layer%20of%20air%2C%20water%20and%20land%20where%20all%20life%20exists.%20It%27s%20fixed%2C%20it%20can%27t%20grow%2C%20and%20yet%20we%20cling%20to%20this%20idea%20that%20the%20economy%20can%20grow%20forever.%20And%20it%20must.%20Well%2C%20it%20can%27t.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F08e77%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/145/">Life</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/595/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/topic/241/">Water</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/28ea6/">Scientists generally are really chicken about getting involved in some kind of dispute. As a broadcaster, I find it very difficult to urge them, if it is a controversial subject. They don't want to have science being portrayed badly.</a> </blockquote> <cite itemprop="spokenByCharacter" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <a href="/a12415/"> <figure class="character-image"> <img itemprop="image" src="//cdn.citatis.com/img/a/1f/12415.v4.jpg" alt="David Suzuki"> </figure> <span class="cite-src" itemprop="name">David Suzuki</span> </a> </cite> <ul class="quotes-item__options"> <li> <button class="i-favorite popup-toggle" onclick="event.stopImmediatePropagation(); $('#popup_auth').modal('show');" title="Add to Favorites" qid="28ea6"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__share" data-id="28ea6" itemtype="quote"> <li> <button class="i-fb" data-url="https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://citatis.com/a12415/28ea6/" title="Share to Facebook"></button> </li> <li> <button class="i-tw" data-url="https://twitter.com/share?text=Scientists%20generally%20are%20really%20chicken%20about%20getting%20involved%20in%20some%20kind%20of%20dispute.%20As%20a%20broadcaster%2C%20I%20find%20it%20very%20difficult%20to%20urge%20them%2C%20if%20it%20is%20a%20controversial%20subject.%20They%20don%27t%20want%20to%20have%20science%20being%20portrayed%20badly.&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcitatis.com%2Fa12415%2F28ea6%2F" title="Share to Twitter"></button> </li> </ul> <ul class="quotes-item__tags"> <li><a href="/topic/30/">Science</a></li> </ul>  </li> <li class="quotes-item" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Quotation"> <blockquote itemprop="text"> <a href="/a12415/28e8d/">The human brain now holds the key to our future. We have to recall the image of the planet from outer space: a single entity in which air, water, and continents are interconnected. 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