Today I was watching some entertainment news and was shocked to hear how much they were talking about celebrities going vegetarian and how many are vegetarian. I guess I just haven’t kept up with these young celebrities, but man, was I excited to hear how passionate they were. They were interviewing PETA activist Anne Hathaway about why she became vegetarian and how it has affected her life.
Listening to this made me want to make a list of my favorite famous vegetarians. There are so many famous vegetarians that I love so I will keep it to my top 5 so I don’t bore you.
1. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most influential people in the world and continues to be even after his death.
"...We should all be Vegetarians…Muscular Vegetarians demonstrate the superiority of their diet by pointing out that the peasantry of the world are practically Vegetarians, and that the strongest and most useful animal, the horse, is a Vegetarian, while the most ferocious and practically useless animal, the lion, is a carnivore..." -1896
2. The great physicist, Albert Einstein was a devoted vegetarian and one of the greatest minds of all time.
“Our task must be to free ourselves…by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” “Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances of survival for life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”
3. One of the strongest women was vegetarian, Rosa Parks. She not only was a civil rights activist credited with started the US civil rights movement, she received the US Medal of Freedom in 1996.
"For over forty years, I've been vegetarian. Growing up, my family had little money—I had health problems early in life because of poor nutrition. Eating healthy is a priority for me." -2004
4. Leonardo da Vinci is one of my favorite artists of all time. His work is timeless and captivating. It is speculated and widely believed that Leonardo da Vinci was a vegetarian; in my book he is.
"…The mere idea of permitting the existence of unnecessary suffering, still more that of taking life, was abhorrent to [Da Vinci]. Vasari tells, as an instance of his love of animals, how when in Florence he passed places where birds were sold he would frequently take them from their cages with his own hand, and having paid the sellers the price that was asked would let them fly away in the air, thus giving them back their liberty." –Edward MacCurdy, The Mind of Leonardo da Vinci, 1928
5. My favorite modern day vegetarian is Ellen DeGeneres. I believe that she is a very influential celebrity voice of this time. She voices her opinion and always stresses to be kind to one another.
“I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t disconnect myself from it any longer. I read books like ‘Diet for a New America’ and saw documentaries like ´Earthlings’ and ‘Meet your Meat’, and it became an easy choice for me”
Who are your favorite famous vegetarians?
Go Green and Stay Keen,
Julie
Listening to this made me want to make a list of my favorite famous vegetarians. There are so many famous vegetarians that I love so I will keep it to my top 5 so I don’t bore you.
1. Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most influential people in the world and continues to be even after his death.
"...We should all be Vegetarians…Muscular Vegetarians demonstrate the superiority of their diet by pointing out that the peasantry of the world are practically Vegetarians, and that the strongest and most useful animal, the horse, is a Vegetarian, while the most ferocious and practically useless animal, the lion, is a carnivore..." -1896
2. The great physicist, Albert Einstein was a devoted vegetarian and one of the greatest minds of all time.
“Our task must be to free ourselves…by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” “Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances of survival for life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”
3. One of the strongest women was vegetarian, Rosa Parks. She not only was a civil rights activist credited with started the US civil rights movement, she received the US Medal of Freedom in 1996.
"For over forty years, I've been vegetarian. Growing up, my family had little money—I had health problems early in life because of poor nutrition. Eating healthy is a priority for me." -2004
4. Leonardo da Vinci is one of my favorite artists of all time. His work is timeless and captivating. It is speculated and widely believed that Leonardo da Vinci was a vegetarian; in my book he is.
"…The mere idea of permitting the existence of unnecessary suffering, still more that of taking life, was abhorrent to [Da Vinci]. Vasari tells, as an instance of his love of animals, how when in Florence he passed places where birds were sold he would frequently take them from their cages with his own hand, and having paid the sellers the price that was asked would let them fly away in the air, thus giving them back their liberty." –Edward MacCurdy, The Mind of Leonardo da Vinci, 1928
5. My favorite modern day vegetarian is Ellen DeGeneres. I believe that she is a very influential celebrity voice of this time. She voices her opinion and always stresses to be kind to one another.
“I personally chose to go vegan because I educated myself on factory farming and cruelty to animals and I suddenly realized that what was on my plate were living things, with feelings. And I just couldn’t disconnect myself from it any longer. I read books like ‘Diet for a New America’ and saw documentaries like ´Earthlings’ and ‘Meet your Meat’, and it became an easy choice for me”
Who are your favorite famous vegetarians?
Go Green and Stay Keen,
Julie
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