Age Quote by Benjamin Franklin

My refusing to eat flesh occasioned an inconveniency, and I was frequently chid for my singularity.

— Benjamin Franklin

“When about 16 years of age I happened to meet with a book, written by one Tryon, recommending a vegetable diet. I determined to…

— Benjamin Franklin

On January 30, 1988, my twenty-seventh birthday, I became a strict vegetarian. I developed a passion for health and nutrition. My diet consists of…

— Dexter Scott King

When I was 12, I first made the decision to go vegetarian after a co-star's line 'I don't eat anything with a face' suddenly…

— Renee Olstead

During my teenage years, I rebelled and ate everything under the sun, but when I was 18 or 19, I became vegetarian-focused and got…

— Anna Getty

As a farmer's son, I've always been forced to eat vegetables.

— John Whaite

Right afterward I read Fast Food Nation. That book changed my life: It made me a vegetarian.

— Amber Tamblyn

I was a cannibal for twenty-five years. For the rest I have been a vegetarian.

— George Bernard Shaw

During my rookie year, my parents always talked about me needing vegetables. I was like, 'I'm not a cook. I'm not a chef. I…

— A'ja Wilson

I dated this guy who literally would never eat a single vegetable. I was like, 'This is terrible. You eat like a five-year-old.'

— Dua Lipa

I was a compulsive eater in my late teens and until I wrote Diet for a Small Planet, so I know what it feels…

— Frances Moore Lappé

At age 12, I was on 'Guiding Light,' and I wanted to be accepted by these adults I was working with. I started with…

— Brittany Snow