Alicia Silverstone Quotes

When I was 12, I first made the decision to go vegetarian after a co-star's line 'I don't eat anything with a face' suddenly shocked me into reality.

My children not only inspired me to reconsider what kind of eating animal I would be, but also shamed me into reconsideration.

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 didn't grow up eating meat - I was a vegetarian until I was 18.

I've been a vegan for about 15 years.

I am vegetarian, though, and so is my family.

I try to eat mostly vegan.

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

I wasn't raised a vegetarian. I wish I was, though. I mean, that's really the best way to go. I just learned at a young age and stopped eating some things.

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

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 vegetarian is a person who won't eat anything that can have children.

Being a vegetarian really saves lives.

By the way, I'm not a vegetarian. I have a lot of respect for people who are vegetarian for religious or ethical reasons.

But I'm also a vegetarian so there's another factor I guess.

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'm not a vegetarian.

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

I've been a vegetarian since I was 19.

I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with - dogs and cats, for example - from the animals on my plate, and I never really cared for the taste of meat. I always loved my Brussels sprouts.

I'm not a true vegan.

I was one of those kids who found it difficult to eat anything that looked like an animal.

My family members are vegetarians, but I like mutton and chicken seekh kebabs.

I'm a vegetarian and have been since I was about four because I struggled to separate the idea of the animal from the food.