“The fleshless diet contributes to health and to a suitable endurance of hard work in philosophy.”
Porphyry (philosopher) (233–301) Neoplatonist philosopher
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On Abstinence from Killing Animals
Hungry in Venezuela: 'We were never rich, but we had food, Univision, https://www.univision.com/univision-news/latin-america/hungry-in-venezuela-we-were-never-rich-but-we-had-food (15 February 2017)
“The fleshless diet contributes to health and to a suitable endurance of hard work in philosophy.”
Porphyry (philosopher) (233–301) Neoplatonist philosopher
1, 2, 1
On Abstinence from Killing Animals
“When I'm getting ready for a movie, let's just say my diet is 'The Antisocial Diet.'”
Jason Statham (1967) English actor, film producer, martial artist and former diver
I don't go to restaurants. I don't eat what I really want to eat. I don't eat much. I eat small things frequently. Lots of protein and greens. And I don't eat with people, because there's a tendency to get social and then to overeat.
Marion Nestle American academic
Reported in Nutrition Action Healthletter, October 1996 issue; as quoted in J. M. Masson, The Face on Your Plate (New York: Norton & Company, 2009), p. 172
Neal D. Barnard (1953) American physician, author, and clinical researcher
Interview in the documentary-film What the Health by Kip Andersen (2017).
David Zabriskie (1979) road bicycle racer
"5 Minutes With Dave Zabriskie" https://web.archive.org/web/20101124034627/http://www.pelotonmagazine.com/Feedzone/content/6/210/5-Minutes-With-Dave-Zabriskie, interview with Peloton Magazine (November 2010).
Michael Greger (1972) American physician, author, and vegan health activist
Interview in the documentary-film What the Health by Kip Andersen (2017).
“A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.”
Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent le…
“The first thing that you lose on a diet is brain mass.”
Margaret Cho (1968) American stand-up comedian
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