My perspective of veganism was most affected by learning that the veal calf is a by-product of dairying, and that in essence there is a slice of veal in every glass of what I had thought was an innocuous white liquid — milk. – Rynn Berry, quoted in Joanne Stepaniak, The Vegan Sourcebook, 1998

I have always eaten animal flesh with a somewhat guilty conscience. – Albert Einstein, 1953

For the most part, we carnivores do not eat other carnivores. We prefer to eat our vegetarian friends. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

A mind of the calibre of mine cannot derive its nutriment from cows. – George Bernard Shaw