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139 Vegetarianism quotes by 85 unique authors

It is said about Lord Buddha sadaya-hrdaya darsita-pasu-ghatam. He saw the whole human race going to hell by this animal killing. So he appeared to… — A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
We cannot separate ourselves from those whom we call the 'lower' animals. They are lower in the scale of evolution, but they, like us, are… — Dada Vaswani
I think vegetarianism is a crucial ethical choice for an individual and a society. — Bernhard Goetz
A vegetarian is not a person who lives on vegetables, any more than a Catholic is a person who lives on cats. — George Bernard Shaw
I know vegetarians don't like to hear this, but God made an awful lot of land that's good for nothing but grazing. — Molly Ivins
You take this meat eating. Many people have to kill the animals because of your non-vegetarianism. You are responsible for the death of those animals.… — Sathya Sai Baba
It is beyond doubt that the chief motive of Vegetarianism is the humane one. Questions of hygiene and of economy both play their part, and… — Henry Stephens Salt
We have found ways . . . to torture and maim animals and make their lives a misery, almost a living hell . . .… — David
I wish that more and more adventurous young men would give up the gun in favour of the camera. — Jawaharlal Nehru
The steam of meat darkens the light of the spirit...One hardly can have virtue when one enjoys meat meals and feasts... — Saint Basil
My mother was convinced, and on this head I have retained her firm belief, that to kill animals for the purpose of feeding on their… — Alphonse de Lamartine
I nearly always find, when I ask a vegetarian if he is a socialist, or a socialist if he is a vegetarian, that the answer… — Katharine Fullerton Gerould
Let's call a spade a spade - a lot of times when you are a vegetarian it is a just not very effective eating disorder. — Lena Dunham
I won't eat anything that has intelligent life, but I'd gladly eat a network executive or a politician. — Marty Feldman
I have made my own choice, which is vegetarianism, but it's not the choice I'm imposing on anybody else. — Jonathan Safran Foer
I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I was truly concerned… — Davey Havok
It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. — William Ralph Inge
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian. — Paul McCartney
It occurred to me that I just didn't see how I could go ahead and continue to eat meat. It just seemed so... cannibalistic to… — Alice Paul
Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace. — River Phoenix
When I was old enough to realize all meat was killed, I saw it as an irrational way of using our power, to take a… — River Phoenix
Animals are my friends... and I don't eat my friends. — George Bernard Shaw
While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal living conditions on this earth? — George Bernard Shaw
I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should… — Isaac Bashevis Singer

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