History is not going to look kindly on us if we just keep our head in the sand on armed autonomous robotics issue because it sounds too science fiction.

All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?

We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet- for the sake of hamburgers

Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.

Becoming a vegan is a sure way of completely avoiding participation in the abuse of farmed animals. Vegans are a living demonstration of the fact that we do not need to exploit animals for food.

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.

Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.

Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.

Those who purchase meat, fur, and leather have no right to be shielded from the sights and sounds of the slaughterhouses from which these products were produced.

Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.

There's no reason to think we're going to stop loving each other, ' he said. 'And there's every reason to think that we won't.

What is in great demand, but scarce, is expensive, but even when wisdom is not in demand it is priceless.

Nothing kills creativity so well as a big dose of negativity.

My brothers and I love A Christmas Story. It reminds us of ourselves when we were that age." "Your father didn't want to give you a BB shotgun because you might shoot your eye out?

Each new situation requires a new architecture.

For Burnley to win they are going to have to score.

In times of war and in hours of crisis, Senator Kerry has turned his back on 'pay any price' and 'bear any burden', and he's replaced those commitments with 'wait and see' and 'cut and run'.

Once you experience forgiveness, your outer world changes.

Remember that when you love yourself, you are a greater gift to someone else.

It's the warmest, loveliest community I've ever set foot in. For me, it's the perfect place to live. It's the best part of America.