Quotes by Vegetarian Diet Hitler suffered acutely from meteorism; perhaps he did not suffer so acutely as those around him, since meteorism is uncontrolled farting, a condition exacerbated by Hitler's strictly vegetarian diet. A. N. Wilson diets vegetarian-diet suffering Although I have been prevented by outward circumstances from observing a strictly vegetarian diet, I have long been an adherent to the cause in principle. Besides agreeing with the aims of vegetarianism for aesthetic and moral reasons, it is my view that a vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect on the human temperament would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind. Albert Einstein vegetarian-diet vegetarianism food I can't think of anything better in the world to be but a vegan. Alicia Silverstone vegetarian-diet vegetarianism thinking I think a strict vegetarian diet acts as a good cleansing program for people who come from a diet heavy in animal foods and processed foods. But for some people, when it goes on too long it seems to backfire. Ann Louise Gittleman vegetarian-diet animal thinking When I was 88 years old, I gave up meat entirely and switched to a plant foods diet following a slight stroke. During the following months, I not only lost 50 pounds, but gained strength in my legs and picked up stamina. Now, at age 93, I'm on the same plant-based diet, and I still don't eat any meat or dairy products. I either swim, walk, or paddle a canoe daily and I feel the best I've felt since my heart problems began. Benjamin Spock vegetarian-diet heart years I try to stick to a vegan diet heavy on fruit and vegetables. Clint Eastwood funny-inspirational vegetarian-diet vegetables I do not see any reason why animals should be slaughtered to serve as human diet when there are so many substitutes. After all, man can live without meat. Dalai Lama vegetarian-diet animal men No pills, not even aspirin, and certainly no supplements ever enter my mouth - everything I need comes from my fish and vegetarian diet, which incorporates many different kinds of fruit and vegetables every week. David H. Murdock pills vegetarian-diet vegetables Eating a vegetarian diet, walking (exercising) everyday, and meditating is considered radical. Allowing someone to slice your chest open and graft your leg veins in your heart is considered normal and conservative. Dean Ornish vegetarian-diet exercise heart We are the living graves of murdered beasts. George Bernard Shaw vegetarian-diet vegetarianism animal We are the living graves of murdered beasts, slaughtered to satisfy our appetites. How can we hope in this world to attain the peace we say we are so anxious for? George Bernard Shaw vegetarian-diet vegetarianism world We are sick of war, we don't want to fight, And yet we gorge ourselves upon the dead. George Bernard Shaw vegetarian-diet fighting war Oh, come! That boot is on the other leg. Why should you call me to account for eating decently? If I battened on the scorched corpses of animals, you might well ask me why I did that George Bernard Shaw vegetarian-diet vegetarianism animal Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time. Henry Beston vegetarian-diet vegetarianism animal There is, however, a moral basis for the vegetarian diet for which the indeterminate value of an animal's life takes on irrelevance. And that moral basis is a concern for the environment, a value as absolute as the value we all place on human life, since humanity will not survive for long on a poisoned planet. To be an environmentalist who happens to eat meat is like being a philanthropist who doesn't happen to give to charity. Howard Lyman irrelevance vegetarian-diet animal Going meat-free can make a huge difference. Studies show that vegetarians are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters and that a vegetarian diet reduces our risk of heart disease by 40 percent and adds seven or more years to our lifespan. Ingrid Newkirk vegetarian-diet heart average I changed my diet completely. You know, I'm from Cleveland, so I've always loved sausage and red meat and all of that stuff, so now I find myself not eating any of that, no red meat, no sausage. It's basically a vegetarian diet with a little bit of fish. I drink quarts of carrot juice, quarts of cranberry juice, endless amounts of water and nothing else. Joe Eszterhas sausage vegetarian-diet water An important fact to remember is that all natural diets, including purely vegetarian diets without a hint of dairy products, contain amounts of calcium that are above the treshold for meeting your nutritional needs....In fact,calcium deficiency caused by an insufficient amount if calcium in the diet is not known to occur in humans. John A. McDougall vegetarian-diet important needs As long as there are slaughterhouses there will be battlefields. A vegetarian diet is the acid test of humanitarianism. Leo Tolstoy passion vegetarian-diet peace My body will not be a tomb for other creatures. Leonardo da Vinci vegetarian-diet body vegetarianism 12»