Lectures Quotes 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,…

— 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?…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Gary Yourofsky

Protecting the weak is the first step to enlightenment and being truly civilized.

— 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…

— Gary Yourofsky

What we must do is start viewing every cow, pig, chicken, monkey, rabbit, mouse, and pigeon as our family members.

— 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,…

— Gary Yourofsky

How would you feel, if the day that you were born, somebody else had already planned the day of your execution?

— Gary Yourofsky

If it's not good enough for your eyes, why is it good enough for your stomach?

— Gary Yourofsky

If an 'animal abuser' were killed in a research lab firebombing, I would unequivocally support that, too.

— Gary Yourofsky