--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Gary Yourofsky" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Gary Yourofsky. Plus more from Gary Yourofsky and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/gary-yourofsky-12749_born_how-would-you-feel-if-the-day-that-you-w_615777.png" --- > [How would you feel, if the day that you were born, somebody else had already planned the day of your execution?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/how-would-you-feel-if-the-day-that-you-were-born-somebody-else-had/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/gary-yourofsky-12749_born_how-would-you-feel-if-the-day-that-you-w_615777.png) > [Strong leaders are harassed, imprisoned or assassinated, which are great deterrents if you want to silence a firebrand and suppress a revolt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/strong-leaders-are-harassed-imprisoned-or-assassinated-which-are/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/gary-yourofsky-12749_deterrent_strong-leaders-are-harassed-imprisoned-o_1281554.png) > [If it's not good enough for your eyes, why is it good enough for your stomach?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-it-s-not-good-enough-for-your-eyes-why-is-it-good-enough-for-your/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/gary-yourofsky-12749_enough_if-it-s-not-good-enough-for-your-eyes-wh_662182.png) > [If an 'animal abuser' were killed in a research lab firebombing, I would unequivocally support that, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-an-animal-abuser-were-killed-in-a-research-lab-firebombing-i-would/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a3/gary-yourofsky-12749_abuser_if-an-animal-abuser-were-killed-in-a-res_676408.png) > [Is slavery - owner, victim, profit, and domination - exclusive to the human race? Have blacks, Jews, women and children been the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/is-slavery-owner-victim-profit-and-domination-exclusive-to-the-human/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/gary-yourofsky-12749_atrocities_is-slavery-owner-victim-profit-and-domin_1207983.png) > [If people want to be real meat eaters, I'd love to see people eat raw flesh from the bone, down to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-people-want-to-be-real-meat-eaters-i-d-love-to-see-people-eat-raw/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/104/gary-yourofsky-12749_being-real_if-people-want-to-be-real-meat-eaters-i_2821396.png) > [If you are not the victim, don't examine it entirely from your point of view because when YOU'RE not the victim, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-you-are-not-the-victim-don-t-examine-it-entirely-from-your-point/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/gary-yourofsky-12749_angle_if-you-are-not-the-victim-don-t-examine_2145182.jpg) > [Concerning B12, 39% of Americans have a B12 deficiency yet only 1% of Americans are vegan. How can this be a vegan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/concerning-b12-39-of-americans-have-a-b12-deficiency-yet-only-1-of/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/gary-yourofsky-12749_america_concerning-b12-39-of-americans-have-a-b1_3049484.png) > [Men in America were terrified that if women got an equal say in society, the system would collapse and their lives would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/men-in-america-were-terrified-that-if-women-got-an-equal-say-in/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/gary-yourofsky-12749_america_men-in-america-were-terrified-that-if-wo_3176004.jpg) > [If there's one thing I've learned in the last 18+ years of interacting with over 60,000 people during my vegan lecture tour,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-in-the-last-18-years-of-interacting/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/gary-yourofsky-12749_alike_if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-in-the_239948.png) > [If cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys go into slaughterhouses alive and come out chopped up into hundreds of pieces, how could anyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-cows-pigs-chickens-and-turkeys-go-into-slaughterhouses-alive-and/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/gary-yourofsky-12749_alive_if-cows-pigs-chickens-and-turkeys-go-int_914032.jpg) > [The vicious cycle of violence is real. But if people simply stopped listening to their ignorant parents, their biased religions, their corrupt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/the-vicious-cycle-of-violence-is-real-but-if-people-simply-stopped/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e5/gary-yourofsky-12749_biased_the-vicious-cycle-of-violence-is-real-bu_2146361.jpg) > [My stepfather used to be a clown in The Shrine Circus. He took me backstage when I was 23. I saw three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/my-stepfather-used-to-be-a-clown-in-the-shrine-circus-he-took-me/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/gary-yourofsky-12749_animal_my-stepfather-used-to-be-a-clown-in-the_1698223.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Gary Yourofsky > [I simply wish my parents would have taught me about speciesism and how it was just as evil as racism, sexism and heterosexism. Sadly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/i-simply-wish-my-parents-would-have-taught-me-about-speciesism-and/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [Have you ever known an alcoholic, a cigarette smoker, or a heroin user to be rational when it came to alcohol, cigarettes, or heroin?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/have-you-ever-known-an-alcoholic-a-cigarette-smoker-or-a-heroin-user/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [If there's one thing I've learned in the last 18+ years of interacting with over 60,000 people during my vegan lecture tour, it's that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-in-the-last-18-years-of-interacting/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [Every November, during the certain holiday people love so much, people take a dead turkey, open up the dead turkey’s ass, or carve out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/every-november-during-the-certain-holiday-people-love-so-much-people/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [Placing a halo around your own head by saying 'I am a pacifist' and 'I don't believe in using violent tactics' doesn't make the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/placing-a-halo-around-your-own-head-by-saying-i-am-a-pacifist-and-i/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [Protecting the weak is the first step to enlightenment and being truly civilized.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/protecting-the-weak-is-the-first-step-to-enlightenment-and-being/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [Sadly and criminally, many self-indulgent inactive pacifists have shunned me for being an outspoken supporter of X's 'by any means necessary' philosophy, even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/sadly-and-criminally-many-self-indulgent-inactive-pacifists-have/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [What we must do is start viewing every cow, pig, chicken, monkey, rabbit, mouse, and pigeon as our family members.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/what-we-must-do-is-start-viewing-every-cow-pig-chicken-monkey-rabbit/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [As for uniqueness, this is virtually nonexistent! And it's a shame that people think they're unique because they have a face ring, retro clothing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/as-for-uniqueness-this-is-virtually-nonexistent-and-it-s-a-shame-that/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [How would you feel, if the day that you were born, somebody else had already planned the day of your execution?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/how-would-you-feel-if-the-day-that-you-were-born-somebody-else-had/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [If it's not good enough for your eyes, why is it good enough for your stomach?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-it-s-not-good-enough-for-your-eyes-why-is-it-good-enough-for-your/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [If an 'animal abuser' were killed in a research lab firebombing, I would unequivocally support that, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-an-animal-abuser-were-killed-in-a-research-lab-firebombing-i-would/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [I am no longer taking part in the intentional, premeditated murder of innocent beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/i-am-no-longer-taking-part-in-the-intentional-premeditated-murder-of/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [Since most people only pay lip service to the injustices of the world, because one cannot affect the outcome of an atrocity like the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/since-most-people-only-pay-lip-service-to-the-injustices-of-the-world/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) > [Veganism gives people an actual chance to DO SOMETHING instead of adding more cement (good intentions) to pave that road to Hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/veganism-gives-people-an-actual-chance-to-do-something-instead-of/) [Gary Yourofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-yourofsky/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/gary-yourofsky/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ifs Quotes By Gary Yourofsky", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "How would you feel, if the day that you were born, somebody else had already planned the day of your execution?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Yourofsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/how-would-you-feel-if-the-day-that-you-were-born-somebody-else-had/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/gary-yourofsky-12749_born_how-would-you-feel-if-the-day-that-you-w_615777.png", "contentUrl": 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How can this be a vegan issue? And if nearly everyone in America is sick or has died from a disease, yet only 1% is vegan, how can sickness be a vegan problem?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Yourofsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/concerning-b12-39-of-americans-have-a-b12-deficiency-yet-only-1-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/gary-yourofsky-12749_america_concerning-b12-39-of-americans-have-a-b1_3049484.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/gary-yourofsky-12749_america_concerning-b12-39-of-americans-have-a-b1_3049484.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/gary-yourofsky-12749_america_concerning-b12-39-of-americans-have-a-b1_3049484.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Concerning B12, 39% of Americans have a B12 deficiency yet only 1% of Americans are vegan. 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And humans are terrified that if animals are liberated and no longer viewed as inferior subordinates, human life will be valued less.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Yourofsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/men-in-america-were-terrified-that-if-women-got-an-equal-say-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/gary-yourofsky-12749_america_men-in-america-were-terrified-that-if-wo_3176004.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/gary-yourofsky-12749_america_men-in-america-were-terrified-that-if-wo_3176004.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/830/gary-yourofsky-12749_america_men-in-america-were-terrified-that-if-wo_3176004.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Men in America were terrified that if women got an equal say in society, the system would collapse and their…” — Gary Yourofsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If there's one thing I've learned in the last 18+ years of interacting with over 60,000 people during my vegan lecture tour, it's that everyone is the same, whether they are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu, atheist, Republican, Democrat, independent, socialist, fascist, black, white, Asian, Latino, Native, pro-life, pro-choice, pro-gun or anti-gun.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gary Yourofsky" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-yourofsky/if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-in-the-last-18-years-of-interacting/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/gary-yourofsky-12749_alike_if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-in-the_239948.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/gary-yourofsky-12749_alike_if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-in-the_239948.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/gary-yourofsky-12749_alike_if-there-s-one-thing-i-ve-learned-in-the_239948.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If there's one thing I've learned in the last 18+ years of interacting with over 60,000 people during my…” — Gary Yourofsky", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys go into slaughterhouses alive and come out chopped up into hundreds of pieces, how could anyone claim that animals aren't being mistreated, abused, tortured, terrorized and savagely murdered in these places? 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