Karen Civil Quotes

Though I'm vegan and advocate that others eat a plant-based diet, I know that many people aren't quite ready to take that step in whole.

I became vegan in 2006 when I started taking healthy eating seriously.

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.

'Vegetarian' is a slippery word. I don't eat cheese, I don't eat duck - the point is I'm vegan.

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.

I'm not telling people to go vegan overnight.

No one asks the cow or the chicken where it gets its protein. I eat about 4,000 or 5,000 calories a day, and I cook for myself. I also have a line of cooks that work with me - some raw, some vegan.

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

There's a stigma about being vegan. Some people say it doesn't taste great. Don't knock it until you try it!

A couple of my mechanics have become vegan because I've done it. One of my barbers, too.

I'm Beanie, and I'm terrible in the kitchen, so I just need so much help. And I'm allergic to dairy, so vegan food is a love of mine.

I was vegan for about 20 years.

Almost went vegan, but no, I didn't go vegan.

I'm part-time vegan. I try to be vegan when I can. But I dip and dive in everywhere.

I'm doing my bit to encourage people to try vegan by making vegan food affordable and accessible and absolutely delicious.

I'm vegan, so obviously there is not a lot to eat in Georgia.

I have to say that being a vegan in 1986 or whenever was a lot different than being a vegan in 2012. You'd go to health foods stores and basically your choice was between Mung beans and nutritional yeast, and that's about it.

I'm technically a vegan, but I do eat egg if it's in things.

I'm not perfect, but what's wonderful about eating a plant-based diet is, I don't have to be.

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.

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

And if you had an, an opportunity to have a hot meal, you did. That was the cook. But you didn't stop and say, This is dinnertime and Oh wait it's five o'clock, it's time to eat for supper.

I actually went on a vegan diet. So I was nagging myself there. I don't nag other people about it. It was sort of an interesting experiment, and I found it wasn't that hard at all.

I've heard there are vegan corn dogs - I don't know if that's true but, jeez, I'd love to eat one of them.

I mostly eat healthy. I just do. I'm not a vegan for health reasons - although obviously I'm 20 pounds lighter than when I started. I stayed 20 pounds lighter. I feel better. My friends say I look better. All that's true. But I'm a vegan for compassionate reasons.