Rob Manuel Quotes

I think vegetarianism is a crucial ethical choice for an individual and a society.

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

For me, it's just a decision I made at home with my wife that I'm not eating meat.

For me, going vegan was an ethical and environmental decision. I'm doing the right thing by the animals.

Being a vegetarian really saves lives.

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 not a vegetarian. But I think people who are vegetarians, they are actually more virtuous than the rest of us. I think they should be admired.

I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.

I've been vegan since I got out of the hospital... It's another eye opener. It changed my life in a number of ways.

Therefore, vegetarianism alone can give us the quality of com-passion, which distinguishes man from the rest of the animal world.

There's so many issues tied to the meat industry. I mean, social, environmental, humanitarian - all of them. I know that when I'm eating that I'm not hurting the planet, I'm not hurting other people on this planet, I'm not hurting animals... and I'm not hurting nature.

We should propagate the values of vegetarianism.

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

Some of the best things about being a vegetarian include, of course, contributing towards the welfare of animals. Being a vegetarian can also make you a healthier person, and it helps the environment. All of these things make vegetarianism worthwhile. It's really a win-win situation.

I'm a vegetarian - I think there's a strong possibility, had I not become a vegetarian, I would not be working now. I became a vegetarian about 25 years ago, and I did it out of concern for animals. But I immediately began having more energy and feeling better.

I became a vegetarian at seven. I went on a school trip to a farm and loved the animals.

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.

Initially, my decision to stop eating meat was motivated by fear of spiritual consequences, but right away I found that not eating meat made me feel good about myself. It increased my self-esteem, which I found so rewarding, I wanted to do more.

A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite.

I'm not telling people to go vegan overnight.

I thought being vegan was going to be some really horrible way of life that had no flavor.

If slaughterhouses had glass walls the whole world would be vegetarian.

Not eating meat is a decision, eating meat is an instinct.

I've been a vegetarian since I was about 12 years old. When I became a vegetarian, I got my mom and dad to become vegetarian, and my brother became a vegetarian.

I have my values. I do things that I think are right. I think it is crucial for mankind to go vegetarian. In fact, I think if the United States and one other major power becomes basically vegetarian, the whole world will become vegetarian, eventually.