#very

We all live every day in virtual environments, defined by our ideas. ↗

— Michael Crichton

#defined #environments #every #every day #ideas

I reject animal welfare reform and single-issue campaigns because they are not only inconsistent with the claims of justice that we should be making if we really believe that animal exploitation is wrong, but because these approaches cannot work as a practical matter. Animals are property and it costs money to protect their interests; therefore, the level of protection accorded to animal interests will always be low and animals will, under the best of circumstances, still be treated in ways that would constitute torture if applied to humans. By endorsing welfare reforms that supposedly make exploitation more “compassionate” or single-issue campaigns that falsely suggest that there is a coherent moral distinction between meat and dairy or between fur and wool or between steak and foie gras, we betray the principle of justice that says that all sentient beings are equal for purposes of not being used exclusively as human resources. And, on a practical level, we do nothing more than make people feel better about animal exploitation. I maintain that those who believe that animals are members of the moral community should, instead, make clear that veganism, defined as not eating, wearing, or using animals, is the non-negotiable, unequivocal moral baseline and should put their labor and resources into grassroots vegan education that may take a myriad of creative forms but should never involve violence. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#animal-welfare #ethical-vegan #ethical-veganism #exploitation #francione

Sometimes I use Botox. Compared to most, I use it very sparingly. One time I did too much, though. I feel weird if I can't move my face, and that one time I overdid it, I felt trapped in my own skin. ↗

— Courteney Cox

#compared #did #face #feel #felt

I have two favorite songs. My first is called 'Dance of The Robe' and it's a very powerful number where she is feeling the pressure from her people to take on the responsibility of leading them. ↗

— Deborah Cox

#dance #favorite #feeling #first #her

I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in a very personal way because I believe the audience will sense whether I'm into it or not, so I don't take on projects that I'm not really passionate about. ↗

— Deborah Cox

#always #anything #audience #because #believe

Even though these days I'm very selective about what roles I want to do, I will do Stargate anytime they call. ↗

— Ronny Cox

#anytime #call #days #even #i

Everyone knows that our current system is kind of like legalized prostitution. The corporate sector completely controls the civic sector. ↗

— Peter Coyote

#completely #controls #corporate #current #everyone

For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five. ↗

— Sidney Crosby

#five #four #given #gotten #i

I don't have one favourite band. I like everything. ↗

— Sidney Crosby

#everything #favourite #i #like

I think every athlete will tell you no matter what sport you're in, when you train so hard and when you care so much about doing what you do, there's a little bit of nerves that come with that. But nerves that won't prevent you form performing, nerves that, hopefully, allow you to be that much more motivated and inspired to do well. ↗

— Sidney Crosby

#allow #athlete #bit #care #come