Food Quotes by John Robbins

A reduction in meat consumption is the most powerful single act that you can take to halt the destruction of our environment…

— John Robbins

“The movements for healthy food are growing fast, and starting to become a political force.”

— John Robbins

Eating in a hurried or unconscious way, as so many of us have learned to do, is like receiving a love letter…

— John Robbins

It may be healthier to eat beer and franks with cheer and thanks, than to eat sprouts and bread with doubts and…

— John Robbins

“Eating as if the Earth Mattered (Which It Most Certainly Does!) We face some big challenges on planet Earth. Hunger is now…

— John Robbins

I believe that eating simple food in a healthy body with a clean conscience is more pleasurable, and infinitely more satisfying, then…

— John Robbins

Throughout history, people in all cultures and lands have gathered together at mealtimes. In forests and mountains, in humble abodes and great…

— John Robbins

Our food chain is in crisis. Big agribusiness has made profits more important than your health—more important than the environment—more important than…

— John Robbins

Awareness is bad for the meat business. Conscience is bad for the meat business. Sensitivity to life is bad for the meat…

— John Robbins

“...The real cause of hunger is a scarcity of justice, not a scarcity of food. Enough grain is squandered every day in…

— John Robbins

Few of us are aware that the act of eating can be a powerful statement of commitment to our own well-being, and…

— John Robbins

It takes 16 lbs of grain to make 1 lb of beef. It takes 1 lb of grain to make 1 lb…

— John Robbins

“You may have noticed that you sometimes feel more full about twenty minutes after you stop eating than you did while you…

— John Robbins

Studies indicate that vegetarians often have lower morbidity and mortality rates. . . . Not only is mortality from coronary artery disease…

— John Robbins