I'd go to work early, before anyone got there, and I would just kill the animals myself...I must have killed a thousand of them, sometimes dozens every day.

Recognize meat for what it really is: the antibiotic- and pesticide-laden corpse of a tortured animal.

It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.

I will be the last person to condemn ALF [the Animal Liberation Front].

When it comes to having a central nervous system, and the ability to feel pain, hunger, and thirst, a rat is a pig is a dog is a boy.

A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. They're all animals.

Pet ownership is slavery. Animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or be entertained by.

Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation.

Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but six billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughter houses.

Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.

In the end, I think it would be lovely if we stopped this whole notion of pets altogether.

A poem often begins in the midst of wonderful wandering thoughts that are eager to open wings to fly in the beautiful blue sky of imagination.

Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.

I have never wanted to be a queen! Cleopatra was a role, and I am an actor, so it was fun to play one, but it's not real.

He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. That is the nature of living creatures.

Everyday that passes I am pulled from youth as how it has been defined by that culture into something else.

It's really hard for me to sing and play bass.

But I know every rock and tree and creature has a life, has a spirit, has a name.

The only thing I can't resist is temptation.

I'm someone who thinks that where there's a void, I need to fill it, but I'm trying to have patience and a little bit of discipline.

I was a huge fan of the original Star Trek, and I'd never even dreamed that I would someday be captain of a starship...