To find out how much protein you need, take your weight and divide it by three. Rest assured, a whole foods, varied plant-based diet will give you all the protein you need.

Everything we do should contribute to happiness.

Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, use for entertainment or for any exploitative purpose.

We can't have happiness if we cause others unhappiness.

Human overconsumption is a greater problem than human population growth, and meat eating is a big part of that problem.

Compassion is essential for any type of relationship between anybody – human to human, human to dog, human to cat, human to bird.

We have been conditioned, taught, and coerced by the agents of our culture (parents, grandparents, advertisers, food critic, etc.) to eat the flesh and drink the milk of other animals. Because of this conditioning, which has occurred over a long period of time (thousands of years), we have developed addictive eating habits and blinded ourselves to the facts of our biological system and its true needs.