Remember that veganism is a compassionate lifestyle not a punitive religion. Enjoy it! And if the going gets rough, it's better to… — Karen Dawn Copy Share Image
“Clearly the current system has failed. Why not give peace and compassion a chance? There is a terribly tragic folly behind desires… — Mango Wodzak Copy Share Image
Veganism is not a limitation in any way; it's an expansion of your love, your commitment to nonviolence, and your belief in… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
Although man has included meat in his diet for thousands of years, his anatomy and physiology, and the chemistry of his digestive… — Herbert M. Shelton Copy Share Image
If we can live and prosper without killing, why would we not do so? I do not see veganism as 'extreme' in… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
Does veganism require a “sacrifice”? Yes. It requires that you give up that which you never had any right to in the… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
“There was a young lady called Peaches, who simply loved animals to pieces. She ate pigs and sheep, and for cows she… — Mango Wodzak Copy Share Image
You have just dined, and however scrupulously the slaughterhouse is concealed in the graceful distance of miles, there is complicity. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“I made the choice to be vegan because I will not eat (or wear, or use) anything that could have an emotional… — Rai Aren Copy Share Image
The word "veganism" denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude - as far as is possible and practical… — Donald Watson Copy Share Image
“Cows' milk also is poor in iron, and certain forms of cows' milk cause blood and thus iron loss from the gastrointestinal… — Richard Theuer Copy Share Image
“The main finding was that vegan and lacto-ovo vegetarian diets were associated with a nearly one-half reduction in risk of type 2… — Serena Tonstad Copy Share Image
I have been a vegetarian for forty-two years. I did it because I didn't want animals to die so I could eat.… — Sam Simon Copy Share Image
Food serves two parallel purposes: it nourishes and it helps you remember. Eating and storytelling are inseparable-the saltwater is also tears; the… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When it comes to animal agriculture, there is conventional, which is rally hideous, and 'compassionate' and 'certified humane' or whatever, which 'may'… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“You are diseased in understanding and religion. Come to me, that you may hear something of sound truth. Do not unjustly eat… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Go to the meat market of a Saturday night and see the crowds of live bipeds staring up at the long rows… — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Ruthless man: you begin by slaying the animal and then you devour it, as if to slay it twice. It is not… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau Copy Share Image
“I am sorry, Miss Grey, you should think it necessary to interfere with Master Bloomfield's amusements; he was very much distressed about… — Anne Brontë Copy Share Image
In fact, I don't advocate any particular diet for anyone. I think that's a very personal decision that people have to make.… — Bryant Terry Copy Share Image
“Both groups [with fibromyalgia] reported having quite a lot of pain at rest in the beginning of the study, but there was… — Kati Kaartinen Copy Share Image
“Giving up flesh foods may help cure arthritis. This has become evident from a widely acclaimed study conducted in 1991 by Norwegian… — H.K. Bakhru Copy Share Image
“It's not that there are no challenges to becoming a vegetarian or vegan, but in the media, including authors of popular books… — Sunaura Taylor Copy Share Image
Veganism is simply letting compassion guide our choice of food. As such, it is a basic Buddhist practice that ought to be… — Norm Phelps Copy Share Image
“I remember looking at the fear in her eyes. How could someone be so cruel? I thought as the hens cried. When… — Zoe Rosenberg Copy Share Image
“If you really care about animals, then stop trying to figure out how to exploit them 'compassionately'. Just stop exploiting them.” — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
“The most powerful bond we know of is the bond between mother and child, and we break it in order to make… — Neal D. Barnard Copy Share Image
Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
Alas, what wickedness to swallow flesh into our own flesh, to fatten our greedy bodies by cramming in other bodies, to have… — Pythagoras Copy Share Image
Even if plants were sentient, veganism would still be a moral imperative given that it takes many pounds of plants to produce… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
“When creating cow milk, Mother Nature was thinking about not only the nutritional needs but also the digestive capabilities of a calf,… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Man prays for mercy, but is unwilling to extend it to others. Why then should man expect mercy from God? It is… — Isaac Bashevis Singer Copy Share Image
“Poor animals, how jealously they guard their bodies, for to us is merely an evening’s meal, but to them is life itself.” — T. Casey Brennan Copy Share Image
“Non-meat eaters, especially vegans, have a lower prevalence of hypertension and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures than meat eaters, largely because… — Paul Appleby Copy Share Image
“Being vegan isn't about restricting oneself in any way, it's simply about ceasing to take things which clearly are not ours.” — Mango Wodzak Copy Share Image
My perspective of veganism was most affected by learning that the veal calf is a by-product of dairying, and that in essence… — Rynn Berry Copy Share Image
The world, we are told, was made especially for man - a presumption not supported by all the facts... Why should man… — John Muir Copy Share Image
“Overstimulation of IGF-1-signaling pathways in the brain due to milk consumption could thus accelerate the onset of neurodegenerative disease. IGF-1 passes the… — Bodo Melnik Copy Share Image
“If we keep the calves away from their mothers there is a real risk that dairy production will go out of business… — Sigrid Agenäs Copy Share Image
![“Both groups [with fibromyalgia] reported having quite a lot of pain at rest in the beginning of the study, but there was a significant decrease in the intervention [vegan] group during the living food diet period (p~0.005). The positive result disappeared gradually after shifting back to the…” quote by Kati Kaartinen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/272/kati-kaartinen-136544_fibromyalgia_both-groups-with-fibromyalgia-reported-h_2166390.jpg)
