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“We have secrets, and we have the same secrets that criminals have. Sometimes the only difference between a criminal and a law-abiding citizen is that somebody found out the criminal's secret.”
“When you're in the closet, you feel like the sky will fall down if anyone finds out. A lot of the fear is self-generated.”
“Capture of a wild animal is invariably traumatic.”
“If you know something is morally reprehensible, then it is your moral obligation to stop it as soon as possible.”
“Obesity affects every aspect of a people's lives, from health to relationships.”
“If you say no to cruel factory farm practices, only then will the government say yes to change.”
“Shopping in the right kind of stores and looking for healthier foods can be a wonderful adventure to health.”
“I would love to speak with First Lady Michelle Obama about the addictive component of obesity.”
“I dream of a post-racial society that is not categorized by the color of their skin.”
“It was gross enough for fast food restaurants to ban, but apparently our government wants so-called pink slime to be a staple in your kids' lunches.”
“A breeding sow spends most of her life in a tiny cage. It's usually about seven feet long and two feet wide. She cannot turn around. She cannot scratch herself. She must urinate and defecate where she stands. Simply put, I believe she is tortured, day in and day out.”
“What's it like to figure out you're gay and then begin the process of coming out? Well, for most of my life, I felt doomed. I could imagine no path that would allow me to realize my authentic self. I felt the need to lie, even to myself, insisting: I am straight.”
“Taking care of our families isn't just about putting food on the table today. It's about ensuring that our children and grandchildren will have a habitable world where they can get to know various species of sea turtles.”
“Go ahead, weathercasters and reporters: Tell Americans precisely what we don't want to hear: namely, that our self-indulgent, carbon-heavy, gluttonous and disposable lifestyle is precisely what is churning up the angry response from the skies and seas.”
“I do believe that Jodi Arias shows a lot of signs of mental illness.”
“Someone once told me that being in the closet is like living in a vertical casket. Perfect description.”
“I love working with PETA.”
“Travis Alexander was a good guy. Was he a saint? No. But he was somebody who was really, really invested in helping other people and making this world a better place. Everything he did, even the car he drove, was a sign of him trying to be a force for good in this world.”
“The fact is: America's obsession with meat and dairy has pretty much destroyed our sense of taste. The average burger and milkshake meal is so overloaded with fat, salt and sugar that it has numbed our taste buds to virtually anything else.”
“McDonald's says it's phasing out pig gestation crates. When I heard that news, I almost started crying.”