"The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined."

"In my own life, I decided to leave meat off my plate in medical school, but was a bit slow to realise that dairy products and eggs are not health foods either."

"Chicken fat, beef fat, fish fat, fried foods - these are the foods that fuel our fat genes by giving them raw materials for building body fat."

"I have been following a vegan diet now since the 1980s, and find it not only healthier, but also much more attractive than the chunks of meat that were on my plate as a child."

"I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm."

"If a horse doesn't want to do something, you're not going to make him do it. They're incredibly powerful animals."

"I know, it's weird that I've never done a musical. I turned down two of them. 'The Lion King' and 'The Producers.' I turned two of the biggest Broadway musicals down, am I a mess?"

"It takes a good deal of physical courage to ride a horse. This, however, I have. I get it at about forty cents a flask, and take it as required."