Gary L. Francione Quotes

Veganism is not a limitation in any way; it's an expansion of your love, your commitment to nonviolence, and your belief in justice for all.

Vegetarianism serves as the criterion by which we know that the pursuit of moral perfection on the part of humanity is genuine and sincere.

I've been a vegetarian for years and years. I'm not judgemental about others who aren't, I just feel I cannot eat or wear living creatures.

Vegetarianism is a link to perfection and peace.

A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.

I do not want an animal to die for me.

Ethical veganism represents a commitment to nonviolence.

I love to cook. Very healthy eating. I don't eat meat, fish, or eggs. Nothing that had to die.I think there's something odd about eating another living anything.

If you care about animals, there is one and only one choice: go vegan. Can you choose not to be vegan? Sure. You can choose not to care.

My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals

I'm a lesbian, an Aquarian, and a vegetarian.

For me, it always has to be about health. That's why I'm a vegan. Well, I don't even do that for my health entirely, I do it for animals.

It simply feels right to me to blend the glittery delights of New York City with a largely raw vegan diet - with the soul-deep conviction that animals are not ours to eat, wear, exploit or experiment on.

I'm low-maintenance. And I'm not going vegan.

That's one of the reasons I'm vegan. Death terrifies me. I don't want to impose death on anyone else.

If the vegan diet doesn't work out for you, at least you can do something for animals - whether that's the way you eat or the way you dress, everything helps, really.

Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans ... are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit.

Being vegan provides us with the peace of knowing that we are no longer participants in the hideous violence that is animal exploitation.

You cannot live a nonviolent life as long as you are consuming violence. Please consider going vegan.

If you claim to 'love' animals but you eat animal products, you need to think critically about how you understand love.

The ultimate tendency of liberalism is vegetarianism.

We are all God's creatures-that we pray to God for mercy and justice while we continue to eat the flesh of animals that are slaughtered on our account is not consistent.

When I became vegan 5 years ago, it was truly eye opening. I think it's all about perspective, really.

Veganism is about nonviolence. It is about not engaging in harm to other sentient beings; to oneself; and to the environment upon which all beings depend for life. In my view, the animal rights movement is, at its core, a movement about ending violence to all sentient beings. It is a movement that seeks fundamental justice for all. It is an emerging peace movement that does not stop at the arbitrary line that separates humans from nonhumans.