Ingrid Newkirk Quotes
At PETA, we often say that the issue of how animals are treated isn't just about them; it's about us, how we behave.
Quotes to Explore
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Do we mean love, when we say love?
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Because animals are property, we consider as 'humane treatment' that we would regard as torture if it were inflicted on humans.
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Some say I was disappointed when President Obama won, and that is absolute nonsense.
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Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two?
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In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.
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I hear a lot of 'Top Model' girls say they are dismissed by clients because they recognize them, but it never happened to me.
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It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud.
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No one put pressure on me to go to the Olympics; once I'd got the qualifying mark, I just couldn't say no.
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What appears in newspapers is often new but seldom true.
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I like using animals because they help suspend my reader's disbelief. We have certain ideas about dentists. We don't have many ideas about rhinoceros dentists.
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Women can really be who they are. I'm about to say the F word, feminist. Often that word has such a negative connotation.
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The harming of animals for any reason is shameful, but torturing them for mere vanity is senseless. Slaughtering animals for their fur or harming them for cosmetic purposes is disgusting and not worth the perfect shade of lipstick.
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Money often costs too much.
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What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.
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I am a Yankees fan. I should say - have been to more Yankees games than Mets games.
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I have always loved animals since I was very young.
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I'm definitely an animal lover, and I stand up for all animals' rights.
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Variety improves the things that we do too often, but it rules the things that we don't do often enough.
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People always say to me, 'You've really strived to redefine retail.' But the reality is, I wanted to redefine magazines.
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I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.
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I know! I know! But it's really coming out. They say they want it out for September 20th, I say the 27th.
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At PETA, we often say that the issue of how animals are treated isn't just about them; it's about us, how we behave.
