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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. -- Paul McCartney
I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens. -- Isaac Bashevis Singer
Vegetarian food leaves a deep impression on our nature. If the whole world adopts vegetarianism, it can change the destiny of humankind. -- Albert Einstein
My body will not be a tomb for other creatures. -- Leonardo da Vinci
A man of my spiritual intensity does not eat corpses. -- George Bernard Shaw
Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter. -- Andy Rooney
Atrocities are not less atrocities when they occur in laboratories and are called medical research. -- George Bernard Shaw
I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. -- Abraham Lincoln
If you could see or feel the suffering you wouldn't think twice. Give back life. Don't eat meat. -- Kim Basinger
To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. -- Mahatma Gandhi
I grew up in cattle country-that's why I became a vegetarian. Meat stinks, for the animals, the environment, and your health. -- K. D. Lang
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. -- George Bernard Shaw
Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. -- Albert Einstein
It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living, by its purely physical effect on the human temperament, would most beneficially influence the lot of mankind. -- Albert Einstein
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. -- Leo Tolstoy
I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open and put them on cholesterol lowering drugs for the rest of their lives. -- Dean Ornish
My girlfriend bought a cook book the other day called 'Cheap and easy vegetarian cooking'. Which is perfect for her, because not only is she vegetarian... -- Jimmy Carr
We are all vegetarians here, and except for a mountain lion that's been hanging around and killed our dog, we don't have a care in the world. -- Dirk Benedict
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
To be a vegetarian is to disagree - to disagree with the course of things today... starvation, cruelty - we must make a statement against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement. And I think it's a strong one. -- Isaac Bashevis Singer
People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times. -- Isaac Bashevis Singer
The really great thing about my shop is that there's not one dead animal in it. ... Manolo's got a load of fabric shoes as well! We use plastic, fabric, rubber- anything but leather. I almost feel like I've been put here to show everyone that it's unnecessary. -- Stella McCartney
I am not interested to know whether vivisection produces results that are profitable to the human race or doesn't...The pain which it inflicts upon unconsenting animals is the basis of my enmity toward it, and it is to me sufficient justification of the enmity without looking further. -- Mark Twain
If he be really and seriously seeking to live a good life, the first thing from which he will abstain will always be the use of animal food, because ...its use is simply immoral, as it involves the performance of an act which is contrary to the moral feeling - killing. -- Leo Tolstoy
Vegetarian is the New Prius -- Kathy Freston
Vegetarian: Indian word for lousy hunter. -- Andy Rooney
Vegetarians are cool. All I eat are vegetarians - except for the occasional mountain lion steak. -- Ted Nugent
Most people see a documentary about the meat industry and then they become a vegetarian for a week. -- Jason Reitman
'Vegetarian' is a slippery word. I don't eat cheese, I don't eat duck - the point is I'm vegan. -- Grace Slick
Vegetarian' is a slippery word. I don't eat cheese, I don't eat duck - the point is I'm vegan. -- Grace Slick
Vegetarian and frugal it may be, but the chickpea is one of the most versatile ingredients you could keep in your cupboards. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
You can't make people change, but the organizers of WorldFest hope that people consider being vegetarian for both moral and health reasons. -- Grace Slick
Vegetarian is like raising a kid Mennonite. It's difficult but not that different. Raising your kid vegan is like being Amish. A totally different world. -- Victoria Moran
I have been vegetarian for twelve years. And I have never been seriously ill. Vegetarian food strengthens the immune system. I think that meat makes you sick. -- Bryan Adams
Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian. -- Dennis Wholey
My own view is that being a vegetarian or vegan is not an end in itself, but a means towards reducing both human and animal suffering and leaving a habitable planet to future generations. -- Peter Singer
I like animals, all animals. I wouldn't hurt a cat or a dog - or a chicken or a cow. And I wouldn't ask someone else to hurt them for me. That's why I'm a vegetarian. -- Peter Dinklage
I'm always thirsty when I wake up, so I guzzle a bottle of Smart water before I scramble tofu with onions, peppers and spinach and top it with salsa. I've been a vegetarian for years, but I recently became vegan. -- Carrie Underwood
I'm into yoga, I meditate all the time, I'm vegetarian. -- Russell Brand
If slaughterhouses had glass walls the whole world would be vegetarian. -- Linda McCartney
I was a vegetarian until I started leaning toward the sunlight. -- Rita Rudner
A vegetarian is a person who won't eat anything that can have children. -- David Brenner
Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it. -- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. -- A. Whitney Brown
By the way, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons. -- Eric Schlosser
I do not say that one who is vegetarian is full of compassion and one who is not, is otherwise. We sometimes find people, who are vegetarians, are very bad people. -- Morarji Desai
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
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
Give your dog or cat respect, patience, understanding and love. And if you just change to one vegetarian day a week, that's a wonderful step that will save animal lives. It means you have chosen something kind instead of something cruel. -- Ingrid Newkirk
I think Ross Noble is the only person that I've seen really storm a stand-up slot at a festival, and that was when he led 3,000 people on a conga out of the tent and across the entire site to a vegetarian food truck. -- Marcus Brigstocke
I'm all in favor of animal rights, but I'd like to see the food movement take a much stronger stand in defense of basic human rights. If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, you should care about the people who are picking your fruits and vegetables by hand. -- Eric Schlosser
I had acne late, in college. My skin used to be really flawless. Went to college, became a vegetarian, ate a lot of cheese - big mistake. Here I am trying to be healthy and I'm eating grilled cheese sandwiches and french fries every day, having mad eruptions all over my face. -- Wesley Snipes
I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle. -- Abbie Cornish
Never buy a fur from a vegetarian. -- Joan Rivers
I became vegetarian after 'Meat is Murder' in 1985. -- Mike Joyce
The best thing you can do for the planet is be vegan or vegetarian. -- William McNamara
I also became a vegetarian when I was 14 because I realized eating animals was cruel. -- Julia Hill
CARNIVOROUS, adj. Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns. -- Ambrose Bierce
But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp. -- Paul McCartney
What every human being should do is eat a vegetarian diet based on whole foods. Period. -- Roger Ebert
How can you be a vegetarian atheist and own a gun? Well, that's who I am. -- Bobcat Goldthwait
Right afterward I read Fast Food Nation. That book changed my life: It made me a vegetarian. -- Amber Tamblyn
The most energetic workers I have encountered in my world travels are the vegetarian miners of Chile. -- Charles Darwin
My biggest dream in the world is for everyone to become vegetarian, so there won't be any more suffering. -- Alicia Silverstone
I am a vegetarian as well as a passionate anti-alcoholic, because I can thus make better use of my brain. -- Thomas A. Edison
Be a vegetarian. That was the best advice I ever took. It means I'm not involved in killing, that's the main thing. -- Martin Shaw
I became a vegetarian after I became aware of factory farming and slaughterhouses and the torture and inhumane handling of all these animals. -- Kevin Nealon
You can be vegetarian and eat fish. It's your choice, just say: 'I am what I am.' There are no hardcore divisions anymore. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
My name is Ellen and I'm a vegetarian. Just to add another label to me: I am a lesbian, aquarian and vegetarian. I've said it... -- Ellen DeGeneres
Love, acceptance, friends, two kids that I love. I have to take care of myself for them. I've also been a vegetarian for two years. -- Ricky Martin
I've been a vegetarian for years and years. I'm not judgemental about others who aren't, I just feel I cannot eat or wear living creatures. -- Drew Barrymore
My parents demonstrated against the Vietnam war, they were into the civil rights movement, the feminist movement, they started the first vegetarian restaurant in Pittsburgh. -- Justin Sane
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian. We feel better about ourselves and better about the animals, knowing we're not contributing to their pain. -- Linda McCartney
If everyone agreed to become vegetarian, leaving little or nothing for livestock, the present 1.4 billion hectares of arable land (3.5 billion acres) would support about 10 billion people, -- E. O. Wilson
With my time in the limelight, I regret that I didn't use it more to push vegetarianism. I support vegetarian options in the school lunch program. -- Bernhard Goetz
Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better. -- Nicholas Stern
They've arrested Sebastian! For m-murder! You've g-got to stop them! He d-didn't do it! He can't have done it! He doesn't believe in murder! He's a v-vegetarian! -- Meg Cabot
When I was 12, I first made the decision to go vegetarian after a co-star's line 'I don't eat anything with a face' suddenly shocked me into reality. -- Renee Olstead
Part of my becoming a vegetarian was that I would look at my burger, then look at my dogs, and I wasn't able to see a difference. -- Kristen Bell
My mother taught me a lot about respect for all living things - for plants and animals. I am a vegetarian. I was brought up that way. -- David LaChapelle
Our treatment of animals, in every department, is deeply and systematically immoral. Becoming a vegetarian is only the most minimal ethical response to the magnitude of the evil. -- Colin McGinn
The more [animal products] you remove from your diet, the better you feel. The difference between vegetarian and vegan is huge. I feel so much better as a vegan. -- Pamela Anderson
I'm a vegetarian who doesn't like eggplant parmesan. Isn't that awful? I'm also sick of portobello mushrooms. People are like, 'A vegetarian's coming to dinner,' so they serve those. -- Candy Crowley
If you accept that people are the products of evolution, then you have to have an open mind to the truth. Unfair discrimination exists whether we like it or not; I wouldn't have married a gum-chewing vegetarian. -- James D. Watson
I'm not a vegetarian by any means; I eat fish. But the problem with shark finning is they catch the shark, cut their fins and throw them back in the ocean, and to me, that's wrong. If you're going to kill an animal, you should use the entire animal and do it humanely. I'm definitely not a big fan. -- Bethany Hamilton
I'm not a vegetarian. -- Carol Alt
Hitler was a vegetarian. -- Michael Symon
Being a vegetarian really saves lives. -- Esha Gupta
Caesar's armies marched on vegetarian foods. -- Will Durant
Im a Tibetan monk, not a vegetarian, -- Dalai Lama
I've been a vegetarian since I was 19. -- Erykah Badu
I'm not a vegetarian! I'm a dessertarian! -- Bill Watterson
Stereotypical vegetarian food looks gray and brown. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
I call myself a vegetarian with vegan tendencies. -- Leona Lewis
I'm a post-modern vegetarian. I eat meat ironically. -- Bill Bailey
I eat more vegetables than the average vegetarian. -- Robert Atkins
Is a vegetarian permitted to eat animal crackers? -- George Carlin
I'm a lesbian, an Aquarian, and a vegetarian. -- Ellen DeGeneres
I'd be vegetarian if bacon grew on trees -- Matt Groening
I am vegetarian, though, and so is my family. -- Joely Fisher
I'm not a vegetarian, but I eat animals who are. -- Groucho Marx
I would be a vegetarian if the food was better. -- Jimmy Dore
I would make a poor vegetarian because I adore meat. -- Britt Ekland
I'm a big health food freak and a vegetarian devotee. -- Chelsea Clinton
A pacifist between wars is like a vegetarian between meals. -- Ammon Hennacy
There's no bigger pain anywhere in the world than a vegetarian. -- Gordon Ramsay
Eating vegetarian doesn't mean you have to eat boring, humdrum dishes. -- Marcus Samuelsson
Eating together happily can best be crowned by the vegetarian foods. -- Mehmet Murat ildan
But I'm also a vegetarian so there's another factor I guess. -- Radha Mitchell
The closer you can live to being a vegetarian the better. -- Gary Player
I'm a vegetarian; I eat a lot of tofu and soy. -- Kristen Wiig
I'm vegetarian so eating right definitely gives me the energy you need. -- Shannon Elizabeth
I'm a vegetarian. I don't eat animals, so I won't wear them. -- Leona Lewis
Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals. -- Colman McCarthy
I love seafood. I'm not a vegetarian but I'm probably a pescetarian. -- Padma Lakshmi
You can't tell a doper well under control from a vegetarian book-keeper. -- Raymond Chandler
A vegetarian? Are you insane? That's worse than bein' a quarter demon! -- Kami Garcia
I don't think that eating bones is necessarily gruesome unless you're a vegetarian. -- Greg van Eekhout
I'm vegetarian, but I love Thanksgiving dinner: faux turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes. -- Leigh Lezark
Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it. -- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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