--- title: "16 Meat Quotes By Sharon Gannon" description: "16 Meat quotes by Sharon Gannon. Plus more from Sharon Gannon and more Meat sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/166/sharon-gannon-2432_absorption_in-fact-studies-show-that-vegans-tend-to_54335.png" --- > [In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables increases iron…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/in-fact-studies-show-that-vegans-tend-to-get-more-iron-than-meat/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/166/sharon-gannon-2432_absorption_in-fact-studies-show-that-vegans-tend-to_54335.png) > [Lions and other carnivorous animals do eat meat, but that doesn't mean we should. They would die if they didn't eat meat.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-eat-meat-but-that-doesn-t-mean/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c8/sharon-gannon-2432_animal_lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-e_1805480.png) > [The fact is that eating meat and dairy is bad for your health, the health of the animals eaten, as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/the-fact-is-that-eating-meat-and-dairy-is-bad-for-your-health-the/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52b/sharon-gannon-2432_animal_the-fact-is-that-eating-meat-and-dairy-i_2610460.png) > [Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/human-overconsumption-is-a-greater-problem-than-human-population/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c1/sharon-gannon-2432_bigs_human-overconsumption-is-a-greater-probl_36261.png) > [It's a common myth that athletes and other highly active people need the protein from meat and dairy to fuel their activities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/it-s-a-common-myth-that-athletes-and-other-highly-active-people-need/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91e/sharon-gannon-2432_active_it-s-a-common-myth-that-athletes-and-oth_2311413.jpg) > [Raising crops to feed animals for human consumption requires a lot of land. It takes eight or nine cows a year to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/raising-crops-to-feed-animals-for-human-consumption-requires-a-lot-of/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc6/sharon-gannon-2432_acres_raising-crops-to-feed-animals-for-human_818668.png) > [It is true that every being is enjoying life or suffering as a direct result of his or her own past actions.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/it-is-true-that-every-being-is-enjoying-life-or-suffering-as-a-direct/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/sharon-gannon-2432_action_it-is-true-that-every-being-is-enjoying_258731.png) > [In fact, we would know ourselves that we are not meant to be meat eaters, and we would not have allowed ourselves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/in-fact-we-would-know-ourselves-that-we-are-not-meant-to-be-meat/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/sharon-gannon-2432_able_in-fact-we-would-know-ourselves-that-we_2701998.jpg) > [Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-a-lot-of-things-besides-eat/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/sharon-gannon-2432_animal_lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-a_269958.jpg) > [Be clear in your mind what you want the outcome of your communication to achieve. If your aim is more than just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/be-clear-in-your-mind-what-you-want-the-outcome-of-your-communication/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/sharon-gannon-2432_achieve_be-clear-in-your-mind-what-you-want-the_532055.jpg) > [It is a fact that the ecological devastation of the planet can be traced to the consumption of meat and dairy, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/it-is-a-fact-that-the-ecological-devastation-of-the-planet-can-be/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e6/sharon-gannon-2432_air_it-is-a-fact-that-the-ecological-devasta_2010675.jpg) > [Eating meat and dairy products is the SAD (Standard American Diet) diet. The SAD diet can only make you sad. It causes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/eating-meat-and-dairy-products-is-the-sad-standard-american-diet-diet/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/sharon-gannon-2432_abuse_eating-meat-and-dairy-products-is-the-sa_1753279.jpg) > [Most of the food crops raised in the world today are fed to livestock destined for slaughter for us to eat, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/most-of-the-food-crops-raised-in-the-world-today-are-fed-to-livestock/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/sharon-gannon-2432_amount_most-of-the-food-crops-raised-in-the-wor_1937930.jpg) > [Some meat eaters defend meat eating by pointing out that it is natural: in the wild, animals eat one another. The animals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/some-meat-eaters-defend-meat-eating-by-pointing-out-that-it-is/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/sharon-gannon-2432_animal_some-meat-eaters-defend-meat-eating-by-p_561305.jpg) > [There are many activities that human beings have been doing "forever." We might argue from that perspective that eating meat should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/there-are-many-activities-that-human-beings-have-been-doing-forever/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/736/sharon-gannon-2432_activity_there-are-many-activities-that-human-bei_987765.jpg) > [Arctic-dwelling Eskimos have no choice but to eat large amounts of meat and animal fat. But let's get our facts straight: according…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/arctic-dwelling-eskimos-have-no-choice-but-to-eat-large-amounts-of/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/sharon-gannon-2432_amount_arctic-dwelling-eskimos-have-no-choice-b_2423843.jpg) ## Other authors on Meat ## More by Sharon Gannon > [Communication implies communing, having a shared experience with another, not "talking at" or "talking down to" someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/communication-implies-communing-having-a-shared-experience-with/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/human-overconsumption-is-a-greater-problem-than-human-population/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Some well-to-do parents may say, "I have a right to have as many children as I want because I can take care of them."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/some-well-to-do-parents-may-say-i-have-a-right-to-have-as-many/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. Vitamin C from fruits and vegetables increases iron absorption. Meanwhile,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/in-fact-studies-show-that-vegans-tend-to-get-more-iron-than-meat/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/animals-are-not-ours-to-eat-wear-experiment-on-use-for-entertainment/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [When we have a choice it is always best to choose kindness. Veganism is simply the kinder choice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/when-we-have-a-choice-it-is-always-best-to-choose-kindness-veganism/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Don't try to do this by yourself: to become a good yogi you need a teacher. Find a teacher you can bow to, who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/don-t-try-to-do-this-by-yourself-to-become-a-good-yogi-you-need-a/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [It is true that every being is enjoying life or suffering as a direct result of his or her own past actions. The animals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/it-is-true-that-every-being-is-enjoying-life-or-suffering-as-a-direct/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear clothes or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-a-lot-of-things-besides-eat/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Yoga may have originated in India, where the cow has been revered as sacred for thousands of years, but times have changed since Lord…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/yoga-may-have-originated-in-india-where-the-cow-has-been-revered-as/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [It may take sixteen pounds of grain to make one pound of beef, but it also takes one hundred pounds of fish to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/it-may-take-sixteen-pounds-of-grain-to-make-one-pound-of-beef-but-it/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Yes, all of life is sacred, including plants; and yes, there is research that demonstrates that plants have feelings - they feel it when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/yes-all-of-life-is-sacred-including-plants-and-yes-there-is-research/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Live with the anticipation that something incredible might happen at any time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/live-with-the-anticipation-that-something-incredible-might-happen-at/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Yoga teaches us that we can have whatever we may want in life if we are willing to provide it for others first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/yoga-teaches-us-that-we-can-have-whatever-we-may-want-in-life-if-we/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) > [Welfarists are concerned with the quality of the animals' lives before or even during their slaughter and want animals to be treated, and slaughtered,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/welfarists-are-concerned-with-the-quality-of-the-animals-lives-before/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meat/sharon-gannon/#itemlist", "name": "16 Meat Quotes By Sharon Gannon", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In fact, studies show that vegans tend to get more iron than meat eaters. 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But since heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc. usually take many years to develop, we are able to separate them from their cause (or contributing factors) and go on happily eating an animal-based diet.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Gannon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/in-fact-we-would-know-ourselves-that-we-are-not-meant-to-be-meat/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/sharon-gannon-2432_able_in-fact-we-would-know-ourselves-that-we_2701998.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/sharon-gannon-2432_able_in-fact-we-would-know-ourselves-that-we_2701998.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/sharon-gannon-2432_able_in-fact-we-would-know-ourselves-that-we_2701998.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In fact, we would know ourselves that we are not meant to be meat eaters, and we would not have allowed…” — Sharon Gannon", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. They live outdoors, not in houses; they don't wear clothes or drive around in cars; they usually sleep for many hours after eating a meal. Why cite just one of the many things that they do and argue that we should imitate them? This doesn't make much sense.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Gannon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-a-lot-of-things-besides-eat/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/sharon-gannon-2432_animal_lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-a_269958.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/sharon-gannon-2432_animal_lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-a_269958.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/sharon-gannon-2432_animal_lions-and-other-carnivorous-animals-do-a_269958.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Lions and other carnivorous animals do a lot of things besides eat meat. 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If you are unable to see them as kind and compassionate, then how dare you demand them to see themselves that way.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Gannon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/be-clear-in-your-mind-what-you-want-the-outcome-of-your-communication/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/sharon-gannon-2432_achieve_be-clear-in-your-mind-what-you-want-the_532055.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/sharon-gannon-2432_achieve_be-clear-in-your-mind-what-you-want-the_532055.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/sharon-gannon-2432_achieve_be-clear-in-your-mind-what-you-want-the_532055.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Be clear in your mind what you want the outcome of your communication to achieve. 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The SAD diet can only make you sad. It causes heart disease, cancer, diabetes and makes you fat. Raising animals for food destroys the environment... And those animals are not happy. They are enslaved and live humiliating, fearful lives of abuse and tremendous suffering. Veganism turns sadness into joy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sharon Gannon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/eating-meat-and-dairy-products-is-the-sad-standard-american-diet-diet/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/sharon-gannon-2432_abuse_eating-meat-and-dairy-products-is-the-sa_1753279.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/sharon-gannon-2432_abuse_eating-meat-and-dairy-products-is-the-sa_1753279.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/sharon-gannon-2432_abuse_eating-meat-and-dairy-products-is-the-sa_1753279.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Eating meat and dairy products is the SAD (Standard American Diet) diet. 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