“I do not eat meat, I do not smoke, and…

“I do not eat meat, I do not smoke, and I do not drink, and therefore, I do not feel the cold. ” - Percy Grainger, J. Bird, Percy Grainger, 1998, p. 253

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Other Vegetarianism Quotes

“The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men.” - Alice Walker. - View Quote Details on “The animals of the world exist for their own reasons…
“I was raised on flesh, more flesh, still flesh, always flesh. When I started to use reason and organized my code of principles, I included vegetarianism in it; but it was too late to execute it.”– Machado de Assis, A Semana, 5 de Março de 1893 - View Quote Details on “I was raised on flesh, more flesh, still flesh, always…
“There’s so many animals, there’s not enough land anymore and everything’s swamped with pesticides and fertilizers… It’s destroying just about everything - topsoil, wildlife, water, birds. If everyone went veggie we’d need only about half the amount of land and we could have real forests and wild places again…. Animals use up huge amounts of water and there are billions of them. You can feed ten times the number of people on the food they give to animals… If you can feed ten times the number of people by not passing food through animals first and then killing them. That’s got to make people think… It’s sucking in the world’s supplies of grain and soya which are needed for people. It’s costing lives. That’s why we’ve got to get our message out there.” – Paul McCartney, PETA interview - View Quote Details on “There’s so many animals, there’s not enough land anymore and…
“Life is full of choices, and many years ago, I chose to become a vegetarian, and it was one of the best choices I’ve ever made. ” – Forest Whitaker, in a video for PETA - View Quote Details on “Life is full of choices, and many years ago, I…
“How will Man, that sanguinary Tyrant, be able to excuse himself from the charge of those innumerable cruelties inflicted on his unoffending subjects, committed to his care, and placed under his authority, by their common father?” - Soame Jenyns, On Cruelty to Animals - View Quote Details on “How will Man, that sanguinary Tyrant, be able to excuse…
“I’m 44 years old. My oldest son is 20 years old. Most people who don’t know us think I’m his girlfriend or sister rather than his mom. How’s that for motivation!” – Lisa Koehn, in www.veganbodybuilding.com - View Quote Details on “I’m 44 years old. My oldest son is 20 years…
“Behold the Venus flytrap, the complete answer to the philosophy of vegetarianism” - Tom Edwards - View Quote Details on “Behold the Venus flytrap, the complete answer to the philosophy…
“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.” - Henry David Thoreau, On Civil Disobedience - View Quote Details on “A man can live and be healthy without killing animals…
“I was watching an HBO special on eating habits and different cultures, and they showed in China how people eat cats, and I’m really fond of cats, and I happened to be sitting on the couch with my cat, and once I saw that, it just put everything in perspective. If I wouldn’t eat my cat what’s the difference between eating a cat or a cow? If certain animals are considered lesser than, so are certain people and that’s not really fair. And the root of that is to consider life on equal terms across the board.” - Ben Kenney, from a PETA video with The Roots - View Quote Details on “I was watching an HBO special on eating habits and…
George Bernard Shaw, Letter to Mrs.Patrick Campbell - View Quote Details on George Bernard Shaw, Letter to Mrs.Patrick Campbell