“I stopped eating meat about six years ago, when I…

“I stopped eating meat about six years ago, when I was working on the movie Selena. During the shoot, I had to hold a chicken for five hours—if you hold it and feel its little heart beating for hours, you just can’t think about eating it.” – Constance Marie

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“The natural food of man, to judge from his structure, appears to consit principally of the fruits, roots, and other succulent parts of vegetables.” – Georges Cuvier, Le Régne Animal - View Quote Details on “The natural food of man, to judge from his structure,…
“Humankind does not show the mixed structural features one expects and finds in anatomical omnivores such as bears and raccoons. Thus, from comparing the gastrointestinal tract of humans to that of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores we must conclude that humankind’s GI tract is designed for a purely plant-food diet.” - Milton R. Mills, M.D., The Comparative Anatomy of Eating - View Quote Details on “Humankind does not show the mixed structural features one expects…
“Red meat is not bad for you. Now, blue-green meat–that’s bad for you!” - Tom Smothers - View Quote Details on “Red meat is not bad for you. Now, blue-green meat–that’s…
“Showing meat eaters that you can get bigger and stronger on a vegan diet is the best thing about being a vegan strength coach.” – Mike Mahler, in www.veganbodybuilding.com - View Quote Details on “Showing meat eaters that you can get bigger and stronger…
” The same amount of land used to graze and feed cattle could feed ten people, if however we cultivated it with lentils, kidney beans or peas it could feed a hundred people….The Orinoco basin can produce sufficient bananas to feed the whole of mankind comfortably. ” – Alexander von Humbold - View Quote Details on ” The same amount of land used to graze and…
“Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” - Albert Einstein - View Quote Details on “Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival…
“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, (The Vegetarian, 15 January 1898) - View Quote Details on “Oh, come! That boot is on the other leg. Why…
“I am a vegan now, and it was a conscious decision. I studied a lot about African culture and health and the best way to take care of the body. … I really wanted to be healthy. I found out a lot about the body and what drugs they put in meat. My taste buds started changing, and I didn’t crave meat and dairy products anymore” – Brandy - View Quote Details on “I am a vegan now, and it was a conscious…
“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…
“The link between animal products and heart disease is now very well documented. It’s no surprise that half of all Americans develop heart disease, because the typical U.S. diet puts almost everyone at risk.” – Dean Ornish, MD, head of the Preventative Medicine Research Institute in California - View Quote Details on “The link between animal products and heart disease is now…