Most of us were not raised vegans and many of us became vegans not because we didn’t like the taste of meat, eggs or dairy. Rather we started down the vegan path because we decided to take responsibility for the choices we were making in life. We realized that we no longer believed that animals are here for being our food, clothing, testing, entertainment or any other purpose. And unfortunately, most of us were pretty lonely on this path. I always found vegan support in books and articles about veganism. But what inspires me the most are vegan quotes. When I see how people move along their vegan paths I feel that I’m not alone and together we can really make a big change.
In this article, I want to share my favorite vegan quotes. I hope you will find them inspiring!
#1
“If you think eating meat is just a personal choice, you are forgetting someone.” – Unknown
#2
“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn’t done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit’s eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson’s eyes and ask him if it hurts.” – Ellen DeGeneres, My Point… And I Do Have One
#3
“Violence begins with the fork.” – Mahatma Gandhi
#4
“If you don’t want to be beaten, imprisoned, mutilated, killed or tortured then you shouldn’t condone such behavior towards anyone, be they human or not.” – Moby
#5
“Everyone has to find what is right for them, and it is different for everyone. Eating for me is how you proclaim your beliefs three times a day. That is why all religions have rules about eating. Three times a day, I remind myself that I value life and do not want to cause pain to or kill other living beings. That is why I eat the way I do.” – Natalie Portman
#6
“Years of cultural programming have taught us to love some animals while eating others, when in all reality, all animals are sentient beings with the capacity to feel, both physically and emotionally.” – Kat Von D
#7
“Being vegan is easy. Are there social pressures that encourage you to continue to eat, wear, and use animal products? Of course there are. But in a patriarchal, racist, homophobic, and ableist society, there are social pressures to participate and engage in sexism, racism, homophobia, and ableism. At some point, you have to decide who you are and what matters morally to you. And once you decide that you regard victimizing vulnerable nonhumans is not morally acceptable, it is easy to go and stay vegan.” -GaryLFrancione
#8
“I am a firm believer in eating a full plant-based, whole food diet that can expand your life length and make you an all-around happier person.” – Ariana Grande
#9
“My body will not be a tomb for other creatures.” – Leonardo Da Vinci
#10
“I guess it’s about trying to live a life where I’m not contributing to the cruelty in the world. … While I am on this planet, I want everyone I meet to know that I am grateful they are here.”- Jessica Chastain
#11
“You humans drink our milk and eat the eggs of the chickens and the ducks. Isn’t that enough for you? Isn’t it enough that we give you our children and what’s meant for our children? And if not, when is it enough? All you humans do is take, take, take from the earth and its beautiful creatures, and what do you give back? Nothing. I know humans consider it a grave insult to be called an animal. Well, I would never give a human the fine distinction of being called an animal, because an animal may kill to live but an animal never lives to kill. Humans have to earn the right to be called animals again.” – David Duchovny, Holy Cow
#12
“I don’t see why someone should lose their life just so you can have a snack.” – Russell Brand
#13
“When you feel the suffering of every living thing in your own heart, that is consciousness.” – Bhagavad Gita
#14
“Confining marine animals to tanks and separating them from their families and their natural surroundings, just so people can watch them swim in endless circles, teaches us far more about humans than it does about animals – and the lesson is not a flattering one.” – Pamela Anderson
#15
“The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.” – Uri Geller
#16
“I do not see any reason why animals should be slaughtered to serve as human diet when there are so many substitutes. After all, man can live without meat. It is only some carnivorous animals that have to subsist on flesh. Killing animals for sport, for pleasure, for adventures, and for hides and furs is a phenomenon which is at once disgusting and distressing. There is no justification in indulging in such acts of brutality… Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures.” – Dalai Lama
#17
“Don’t wait for a better world. Start now to create a world of harmony and peace. It is up to you, and it always has been. You may even find the solution at the end of your fork.” – Sharon Gannon, Yoga and Vegetarianism: The Path to Greater Health and Happiness
#18
“Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.” – Thomas Edison