It is a mistake to assume that the law should always enforce morality.

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.

Our Father Who Art in Heaven gathered more meaning for me as my own father joined the Maker when I was still in school.

All art is quite useless.

The 'Third World' is a term I don't like very much, because we're all one world. I want people to know that the largest part of humanity is suffering.

I don't know if we're cutting out, but a friend made a really fascinating suggestion to me; that maybe I could go higher.

This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds.

Some fool aims to go to heaven; some clever knows that there isn't any; and some intelligent tries to create one with his own effort! Be intelligent!

My eldest son, Jack, grew up with me as a 'part-time' dad.

The definite link between all the women who wear my designs is that they are strong, independent, and with their own opinions.

Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy

Surely 't is better, when summer is over To die when all fair things are fading away.