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Lives Quotes by Peter Singer
- As for cages themselves, an ordinary citizen who kept dogs in similar conditions for their entire lives would risk prosecution for cruelty. A pig producer…
- Sometimes animals may suffer more because of their more limited understanding. If, for instance, we are taking prisoners in wartime we can explain to them…
- It is an indication of the extent to which people are now isolated from the animals they eat that children brought up on storybooks that…
- Surely there will be some nonhuman animals whose lives, by any standards, are more valuable than the lives of some humans.
- But I think the majority of cows, and even more so chickens and pigs, are leading pretty miserable lives.
- We should aim for our children to be good people, and to live ethical lives that manifest concern for others as well as for themselves.
- Can we really believe that we are living a good life, an ethically decent life if we don't do anything serious to help reduce poverty…
- Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.
- We have a new generation of very rich people who want to do more with their money than buy a lot of expensive toys. They…
- We need to recognise that what really matters isn't buying more and more consumer goods, but family, friends, and knowing that we are doing something…
- What you could say, and what I do argue in the book, is that he doesn't have as much concern for the lives of Iraqis…
- To protest about bullfighting in Spain, the eating of dogs in South Korea, or the slaughter of baby seals in Canada, while continuing to eat…
- For a long time, rich countries have promised to reduce poverty but have failed to match their words with adequate action. Of course, some important…
- Animals, or at least those who are conscious and capable of suffering or enjoying their lives, are not things for us to use in whatever…
More Lives Quotes
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- Some people will go to the opening of an envelope. They live their lives in the public eye and get off on… — Jensen Ackles
- Just as cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all possess their own unique qualities, each person is unique. We cannot become someone… — Daisaku Ikeda
- Do you think the people who were trying to reach to the Everest were not full of doubts? For a hundred years,… — Rajneesh
- Shall I compare thee to a summer day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate... When in eternal lines to time thou… — William Shakespeare
- These stupid peasants, who, throughout the world, hold potentates on their thrones, make statesmen illustrious, provide generals with lasting victories, all with… — Stephen Crane
- [Our goal] is to help revive America's traditional values: faith, family, neighborhood, work and freedom. Government has no business enforcing these values… — Ronald Reagan