The attitude we have towards our personal pets as opposed to the animals that suffer under the factory farm is hypocritical and delusional.

If a kid ever realized what was involved in factory farming, they would never touch meat again.

I'm an animal rights activist because I believe we won't have a planet if we continue to behave toward other species the way we do.

We don't need to eat anyone who would run, swim, or fly away if he could.

A vital film that needed to be made at this point in history and has been made magnificently.

I was so moved by the intelligence,sense of fun and personalities of the animals I worked with on Babe that by the end of the film I was a vegetarian.

I started in theatre. I was at Cleveland and I went to London for the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.

What is magnificent about humans is when they decide to turn and stand. If they respond with non-violence on principle and hold their ground, they are really magnificent.

Pigs may not be as cuddly as kittens or puppies, but they suffer just as much.

Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.

But if you really want to learn about life, get a cat. The way I think people should relate to animals is with a cat. Because the world is his.

Stars shine even for those who refuse to look up.

Enough tiny sharp jabs can cut as deeply as any knife.

The hardest roads are often empty

It's easy to get lost in endless speculation. So today, release the need to know why things happen as they do. Instead, ask for the insight to recognize what you're meant to learn.

When I first saw you with your smile so tender, my heart was captured, my soul surrendered.

True wealth is not what you have, it's what you're left with with when all you have is gone.

No idea, no matter how good, will work if it doesn't get used.

Stick to your knitting (what you're good at), don't compromise, and don't suffer fools.

Jealousy is an ugly emotion, but it tells the truth. You mostly envy those who have what you desire.

I have tons of fans in Canada. I've sold hundreds of thousands of books there.