There is a growing movement called effective altruism. It's important because it combines both the heart and the head.

All the arguments to prove man's superiority cannot shatter this hard fact: in suffering, the animals are our equals.

If possessing a higher degree of intelligence does not entitle one human to use another for his or her own ends, how can it entitle humans to exploit non-humans?

We are, quite literally, gambling with the future of our planet- for the sake of hamburgers

Hebrew word for "charity" tzedakah, simply means "justice" and as this suggests, for Jews, giving to the poor is no optional extra but an essential part of living a just life.

Becoming a vegan is a sure way of completely avoiding participation in the abuse of farmed animals. Vegans are a living demonstration of the fact that we do not need to exploit animals for food.

If it is in our power to prevent something bad from happening, without thereby sacrificing anything of comparable moral importance, we ought, morally, to do it.

Killing a defective infant is not morally equivalent to killing a person. Sometimes it is not wrong at all.

Dolphins are social mammals, capable of enjoying their lives. They form close bonds with other members of their group.

Those who purchase meat, fur, and leather have no right to be shielded from the sights and sounds of the slaughterhouses from which these products were produced.

Of course, infanticide needs to be strictly legally controlled and rare - but it should not be ruled out, any more than abortion.

The great and the mighty that use their assets and power to subjugate people are demonstrating oppression.

Happiness often sneaks through doors you didn't even know were open

I'm thankful to my family, friends, and fans for all of their support.

Life isn't just to be found, you have to work for it.

Initially, in starting to pick the songs for the live show, it was really a matter of picking songs that I loved over the years. As far as the album goes, it happened very naturally.

I thought the whole masturbation thing was really odd and really weird.

As I've often said, you can shop online and find whatever you're looking for, but bookstores are where you find what you weren't looking for.

To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.

If you can't be remarkable, perhaps you should consider doing nothing until you can.