Quotes by Vegetarianism When about 16 Years of Age, I happened to meet with a Book written by one Tryon, recommending a Vegetable Diet. I determined to go into it.... My refusing to eat Flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity. Benjamin Franklin vegetables vegetarianism book I think vegetarianism is a crucial ethical choice for an individual and a society. Bernhard Goetz choices vegetarianism thinking With my time in the limelight, I regret that I didnt use it more to push vegetarianism. I support vegetarian options in the school lunch program. Bernhard Goetz regret vegetarianism school Hitler was a vegetarian. Just goes to show, vegetarianism, not always a good thing. Can in some extreme cases lead to genocide. Bill Bailey humor vegetarianism funny Vegetarianism can easily reach religious proportions. Refraining from meat on moral grounds serves to dignify feelings of guilt toward sad-eyed, furry creatures and substitutes righteousness for squeamishness. Bill Griffith vegetarianism religious food Your choice of diet can influence your long term health prospects more than any other action you might take. C. Everett Koop choices vegetarianism long Vegetarianism is an act of the imagination. It reflects an ability to imagine alternatives to the texts of meat. Carol J. Adams meat vegetarianism imagination I was in a sushi bar and it dawned on me - how could I discriminate between a cow and a fish? Carre Otis sushi bars vegetarianism When people ask me why I don't eat meat or any other animal products, I say, 'Because they are unhealthy and they are the product of a violent and inhumane industry.' Casey Affleck meat-industry vegetarianism animal Vegetarianism is the cure for 99% of the world's problems. Think about it. Casey Kasem vegetarianism world thinking The most energetic workers I have encountered in my world travels are the vegetarian miners of Chile. Charles Darwin vegan vegetarianism world Vegetables contain more nutriment than an equal amount of dead flesh. This will sound a surprising and incredible statement to many people, because they have been brought up to believe that they cannot exist unless they defile themselves with flesh, and this delusion is so widely spread that it is difficult to awaken the average man from it. Charles Webster Leadbeater vegetarianism men believe It is not how we breed, keep and kill animals for human consumption that has been the impetus for vegetarianism for thousands of years. It is that we breed, keep and kill animals for human consumption. Throughout the centuries the common thread in the arguments against eating animals is the fact that since we have no nutritional requirement for the flesh or fluids of animals, killing them to simply satisfy our taste-buds or habits or customs amounts to senseless slaughter, and senseless slaughter is no small thing. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau vegetarianism animal years We cannot separate ourselves from those whom we call the 'lower' animals. They are lower in the scale of evolution, but they, like us, are members of the One Family. We must not take away the life of any creature. Indeed, we must never take away that which we cannot give. And as we cannot restore a dead creature to life, we have no right to take away its' life. Dada Vaswani vegetarianism animal giving In order to satisfy one human stomach, so many lives are taken away. We must promote vegetarianism. It is extremely important. Dalai Lama vegetarianism taken life All normal people love meat. If I went to a barbeque and there was no meat, I would say 'Yo Goober! Where's the meat?'. I'm trying to impress people here Lisa. You don't win friends with salad. Dan Castellaneta vegetarianism winning people Some people are still going to want to eat meat. We do agree though that vegetarianism is a healthier diet. Dave Stroud meat vegetarianism people I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I was truly concerned with nonviolent consumption and my own health, a vegan diet was the best decision. Davey Havok vegetarianism compassion animal We have found ways... to torture and maim animals and make their lives a misery, almost a living hell... in the multinational food industry... and in laboratories where often the most important thing being researched is the latest in lipstick or face cream. David Oderberg important vegetarianism animal The people of the future will say, 'meat-eaters!' in disgust and regard us in the same way that we regard cannibals and cannibalism. Dennis Weaver meat vegetarianism people «12345678910»