Joanne Stepaniak Quotes

• To become wholly compassionate requires us to open our eyes and hearts, to behold the pain and exploitation our culture obscures, to arouse deadened emotions, and to rise above our egos.

  Joanne Stepaniak

  Inspirational, Spiritual, Pain

  Joanne Stepaniak (2000). “Being Vegan”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• Vegans and vegetarians are commonly baited by nonvegetarians with "what if" scenarios that typically have no relevance to or bearing on most people's real-life situations.

  Joanne Stepaniak

  Real, Vegetarianism, People

  Joanne Stepaniak (2000). “Being Vegan”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• In the final analysis, despite our diversity, there is only one type of vegan -- a person who is committed to and practices a reverence and respect for all life.

  Joanne Stepaniak

  Practice, Diversity, Finals

  Joanne Stepaniak (2000). “Being Vegan”, McGraw Hill Professional

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• There is no logical basis to support the theory that plants feel pain. The dubious possibility that they might, however, is no justification for killing obviously sentient beings. Any rational person understands the striking difference between slitting the throat of a sentient animal and plucking a fruit or a vegetable.

  Joanne Stepaniak

  Pain, Animal, Vegetables

  Joanne Stepaniak (2000). “Being Vegan”, McGraw Hill Professional

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