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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.

- Victoria Moran

Mind, England, Some, Lean

By itself, tofu is like wet foam rubber, but you'd no more eat it by itself and expect fine dining than you would stare at a blank canvas and expect to see fine art.

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Art, Canvas, Blank, Foam

I'm a big believer in living life as an extended working vacation.

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Living, Big, Big Believer, Believer

My most firmly held value is what Albert Schweitzer termed 'reverence for life.' I take this seriously; many would say that because I extend it to nonhumans, I take it too far.

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Reverence, Firmly, Held, Extend

As I see it, a green salad is an open invitation to carrots, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, and the sprouts that grow in jars on my kitchen counter.

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Food, Green, Salad, Onions

It simply feels right to me to blend the glittery delights of New York City with a largely raw vegan diet - with the soul-deep conviction that animals are not ours to eat, wear, exploit or experiment on.

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City, Blend, Feels, Vegan Diet

The idea that everything is purposeful really changes the way you live. To think that everything that you do has a ripple effect, that every word that you speak, every action that you make affects other people and the planet.

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Think, Other, Idea, Purposeful

I don't eat animals. I rescue strays and take injured pigeons to the wildlife rehab. I carry spiders and wasps outside in a cup covered with a 3x5 card. It would only follow that I'd take pause when contemplating the abrupt and apparently brutal ending of a tiny human being's life, or even a potential human being's life.

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Life, Rehab, Abrupt, Contemplating

Recreational shopping is the shortest distance between two points: you and broke.

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Distance, Two, Broke, Recreational

We all live with blinders on. They come with having a personal vantage point.

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Come, Having, Vantage, Vantage Point

I see people having fits because their coffee is too hot or their baked potato is too cold, or some random something is imperfect and somebody can be blamed for it. These people can fly off the handle and nobody says, 'Too much beef will do that to a person.' If it's a vegan: a clear case of alfalfa sprout poisoning.

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Cold, Some, I See, Baked

Evolution happens in nature and in individuals. I want to participate actively in its happening within me.

- Victoria Moran

Nature, Within, Participate, Actively

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

- Victoria Moran

Play, Pretty, Unlikely, Why Not

Taking B12 is the price of getting to be vegan, the way wearing a helmet is the price of getting to ride a motorcycle and giving up alcohol for nine months is the price of getting to have a baby.

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Alcohol, Nine, Nine Months, Helmet

I realize that I'm a mature woman and one of these days, incredible diet or not, I'll be a little old lady.

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Woman, Old, Mature, Old Lady

I could be a vegan in sackcloth and flip-flops, but I find fabulous boots with periwinkle cuffs a far preferable option.

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Vegan, Could, Preferable, Boots

When it comes to literal nourishment, the food we eat, life begets life.

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Food, Eat, Begets, Literal

My calling, as one imperfect human, is to celebrate and uphold life every time I get the chance.

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Life, Celebrate, Chance, Every Time

I don't have the activist temperament. I like listening to divergent points of view and hearing people out. I like getting along. I even like being liked, although activists of any stripe should get rid of that handicap at the outset.

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Rid, Outset, Liked, Activists

Your body has something in the neighborhood of 40 trillion cells - quite a consulting committee. Call on it when you're confused or undecided. Relax quietly and ask your body what it has to say.

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Relax, Committee, Consulting, Neighborhood

'Make your plate look like a Christmas tree,' I tell people, 'mostly green with splashes of other bright colors.'

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Green, Other, Mostly, Christmas Tree

I am an urban vegan. I love the glossy pages of 'Vogue,' even though I won't purchase the leather shoes and bags I see there, and being reminded that the fur trade even exists breaks my heart.

- Victoria Moran

Love, Fur, Bags, Vogue

Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.

- Victoria Moran

Magic, Think, Very, Dreary

On the issue of abortion, I'm ever on the fence, or, at most, an inch or two to either side.

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Most, Either, Ever, Fence

I know that as a vegan, I'm in a minority. People love their meat. It's up there with sugar and TV and maybe even coffee on the list of inalienable American rights.

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Love, Maybe, TV, Minority

Being vegan is not the key to immortality. We're all going to get sick and die. But to know you're living without harming? That's the loveliest feeling.

- Victoria Moran

Die, Living, Immortality, Key

Moderation is actually the flip side of dieting, that is, imposed deprivation.

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Side, Actually, Imposed, Flip

I was a fat kid who didn't discover the joys of active play at the time of life when we're supposed to be imprinted with a love of movement. That means that I'd rather be called for jury duty than go to the gym, but I go anyway.

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Love, Play, Rather, Joys

I suppose I am one: an activist - for animals and a vegan lifestyle. I hear that word, however, and look around to see if someone is indeed referring to me.

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Vegan, However, Activist, Lifestyle

Our culture has long mistrusted the body. It's been seen as a confusing blend of God's handiwork and the devil's playground. It is, rather, a vortex of intelligence.

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Been, Rather, Vortex, Confusing

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