Bryan Lee O'Malley Quotes

I don't go around lecturing people and telling them they shouldn't eat meat. I just don't think that's terribly effective. I just try to tell people how I have personally benefitted from the vegan lifestyle.

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

I'm a vegan. It makes me feel really good and bright.

I was a vegan for about a year, and it was a great experience. And I became vegan not because of animal rights. I became vegan for a year for health purposes... It was just kind of a detox that I was going through.

I am stronger as a vegan than I ever was with meat and dairy.

Being vegan is not always easy and accessible. But it's a way of life and makes me as a person feel really good and physically look better.

There’s no comparison. Veganism is the single most important thing that one can do today.

Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to participate in the exploitation of the vulnerable

The more animal products you remove from your diet, the better you feel. The difference between vegetarian and vegan is huge. I feel so much better as a vegan.

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.

I'm John Salley, and I'm a vegan. I'm a vegan because I'm only four pounds heaver than I was in 1989.

People's choice to become vegan, from people I've spoken to, seems motivated by fear.

Mainly I'm a vegan because I like animals, and I don't want to be involved in their suffering. Also, it's better for my health and for the environment.

Being vegan for me is a cleaner way of not participating in practices that don't align with my values.

Going vegan was the best choice I could have made because I've learned so much about what you can do to help animals.

I've been vegan for over 20 years, but I started as a vegetarian and grew into veganism in between.

I think the purpose of veganism is an appreciation for plants and veggies and fruit and to just eating cleaner... If you're going to go vegan, then really learn how to be.

It's totally natural to me to be vegan.

I wasn't a vegan when I came to Congress. It was a decision I made soon after I got here, and it's had such a positive impact on my life that I decided to try to help others as well.

Nothing's changed my life more. I feel better about myself as a person, being conscious and responsible for my actions and I lost weight and my skin cleared up and I got bright eyes and I just became stronger and healthier and happier. Can't think of anything better in the world to be but be vegan.

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

The distinction between meat and other animal products is total nonsense. Vegetarianism is a morally incoherent position. If you regard animals as members of the moral community, you really don’t have a choice but to go vegan.

Veganism is an answer for almost every problem facing the world in terms of hunger and climate change.

It takes a little work to be a vegan, but now it's really possible to have tasty stuff and it's better for you. I say the best test is go as far as you can and see how you feel. Personally, I feel great.

If you and I become vegans, the global consequences aren't going to be that much. But if we can get a few hundred million people to become a little more aware and cut back on their animal consumption, the consequences will be great.