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John Robbins

Other Vegetarianism Quotes

” Like my friend the Doctor, I have lived temperately, eating little animal food, and that not as an ailment, so much as a condiment for the vegetables, which constitute my principle diet” - Thomas Jefferson, letter written on March 21, 1819 to Dr. Vine Utley - View Quote Details on ” Like my friend the Doctor, I have lived temperately,…
“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 - View Quote Details on “I stopped eating meat about six years ago, when I…
“I never really liked meat. I was a child that had to be forced to eat my meat. Whatever you ate before [going vegetarian] that you loved—like turkey slices—they’ve got a substitute now that’s not hard to find.” – Masta Killa, from Wu-Tang Clan - View Quote Details on “I never really liked meat. I was a child that…
” With respect to animal diet, let it be considered, that taking away the lives of animals, in order to convert them into food, does great violence to the principles of benevolence and compassion. This appears from the frequent hard-heartedness and cruelty found amongst those persons, whose occupations engage them in destroying animal life, as well as from the uneasiness which others feel in beholding the butchery of animals.” - David Hartley, On Observations on Man, His Frame, His Duty, and His Expectations - View Quote Details on ” With respect to animal diet, let it be considered,…
“The indifference of children towards meat is one proof that the taste for meat is unnatural; their preference is for vegetable foods, such as milk, pastry, fruit, etc. Beware of changing this natural taste and making children flesh-eaters, if not for their health’s sake, for the sake of their character. For however one tries to explain the practice, it is certain that great meat-eaters are usually more cruel and ferocious than other men. This has been recognized at all times and in all places. The English are noted for their cruelty while the Gaures are the gentlest of men. All savages are cruel, and it is not their customs that tend in this direction; their cruelty is the result of their food. They go to war as to the chase, and treat men as they would treat bears. Indeed in England butchers are not allowed to give evidence in a court of law,no more can surgeons. Great criminals prepare themselves for murder by drinking blood. Homer makes his flesh-eating Cyclops a terrible man, while his Lotus-eaters are so delightful that those who went to trade with them forgot even their own country to dwell among them.” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, from Emile or On Education - View Quote Details on “The indifference of children towards meat is one proof that…
“I’ve been a vegan since I was about 3 years old and involved in animal rights for years. I’ve seen a number of animal rights films throghout the years, nona has affected me as profoundly as Earthlings. ” – Joaquin Phoenix, interview from the official Earthlings website - View Quote Details on “I’ve been a vegan since I was about 3 years…
“According to a University of California study, it takes 5,214 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of beef. That’s more than a year of daily showers in exchange for 4 hamburgers. Even more fun, you can drive in your car for 3 hours and leave all the lights on in your house while doing it and you’re greenhouse gas emissions will not equal what comes from the production of just one kilogram of beef.” - liveearth.org, Chicken or Beef? Or Vegetarian? Or Vegan? - View Quote Details on “According to a University of California study, it takes 5,214…
Vegetarian: old Indian word for “lousy hunter.” - Bumper sticker - View Quote Details on Vegetarian: old Indian word for “lousy hunter.” - Bumper sticker
“Every time we sit down to eat, we make a choice. Please choose vegetarianism. Do it for … animals. Do it for the environment, and do it for your health.” - Alec Baldwin, in the PETA website, he worked with PETA. - View Quote Details on “Every time we sit down to eat, we make a…
“Human beings are meant to eat vegetarian food. The tiger does not come to eat your fruits. His prescribed food is animal flesh. But man’s food is vegetables, fruits, grains, and milk products. So how can you say that animal killing is not a sin?” – A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Religious Vegetarianism from Hesiod to the Dalai Lama - View Quote Details on “Human beings are meant to eat vegetarian food. The tiger…