Howard Lyman Quotes & Sayings

To consider yourself an environmentalist and still eat meat is like saying you're a philanthropist who doesn't give to charity. — Howard Lyman

If you visit the killing floor of a slaughterhouse, it will brand your soul for life. — Howard Lyman

Everything revolves around the fork. — Howard Lyman

The question we must ask ourselves as a culture is whether we want to embrace the change that must come, or resist it. Are we so attached to the dietary fallacies with which we were raised, so afraid to counter the arbitrary laws of eating taught to us in childhood by our misinformed parents, that we cannot alter the course they set us on, even if it leads to our own ruin? Does the prospect of standing apart or encounttering ridicule scare us even from saving ourselves? — Howard Lyman

An environmentalist that eats meat is like a philanthropist that won't give money to charities. — Howard Lyman

Family farmers are victims of public policy that gives preference to feeding animals over feeding people. This has encouraged the cheap grain policy of this nation and has made the beef cartel the biggest hog at the trough. — Howard Lyman

You can't change yesterdays, but you can change tomorrows. — Howard Lyman

There is, however, a moral basis for the vegetarian diet for which the indeterminate value of an animal's life takes on irrelevance. And that moral basis is a concern for the environment, a value as absolute as the value we all place on human life, since humanity will not survive for long on a poisoned planet. To be an environmentalist who happens to eat meat is like being a philanthropist who doesn't happen to give to charity. — Howard Lyman

Veganism isn't just a strict vegetarian diet; it is a complete philosophical viewpoint. It is practical in outlook, simple to understand and aspires to the highest environmental and spiritual values. I am sure it holds the key to a future lifestyle for a humane planetary guardianship. — Howard Lyman

1,000 cows in the U.S. are alive at night and dead in the morning. These cows on the ground are ground into feed, making their fellows not only carnivores but cannibals. Europe after Mad Cows' Disease has banned this practice. The U.S has not yet. — Howard Lyman

For those who are still merely vegetarian and not yet vegan, I ask, what in heaven's name are you waiting for? — Howard Lyman

If we're talking about healthcare lets talk about a healthy diet. If there is anything better in the world in dealing with a healthcare problem it's prevention! We CAN afford prevention! — Howard Lyman

No animal needs to die in order for me to live. And that makes me feel good. — Howard Lyman

Do what you can do, as well as you can do, every day of your life, and you will end up being one of the happiest individuals. — Howard Lyman

I believe if the viewing of slaughter was required to eat meat, most folks would become vegetarians. — Howard Lyman