"Do we need to consume animal products to be healthy?  No."

"If there's anything I can do to stay with my family as long as I can, I want to do it."

"When you're not eating the right things, you're not going to be connected with the earth and you're not going to be connected with yourself."

"I was a roofer for 25 years... I was an unconscious meat eater and drinker... if I can do it, anyone can do it."

"I want to feel and be my best self... and what I put into my body has a lot to do with that."

"Is a plant-based diet extreme?... Over 600,000 Americans each year will choose to have their chest cut open, instead of changing what they eat... that's extreme."

"There are plant-based and vegan companies that have a tremendous potential to change the consciousness of our country and our world... we're trying to be a part of that."

"To know that what I'm leaving in this world is something good... that I didn't harm anyone, I didn't harm the environment, and I left good vibes."

"You can help people with such a big decision in their life and see how much it impacts them..."

"I have 3 beautiful daughters... I want to stack the odds in my favor that I'm going to be around as long as I can for them..."

"It's compassion for the animals, it's for the environment, it's for my own personal health... I just know it's the right thing to do."

"Knowing what I know... I can't imagine three plus times a day deciding to keep loading up on things that promote cancer and heart disease and diabetes..."

"Plants are performance enhancing drugs..."

"I believe we have a cure for cancer... prevention is the cure. And even when it starts, you can reverse it."

"For me, it's about living life. It's about being in control of your own destiny, of your own health, and being able to enjoy life and the ones you love, and being there for them."

"I want to try and lead a more compassionate life... towards the environment, towards health, towards the animals... and towards people."

"Every single decision that I make has a direct impact on the world around me...it's all about energy."

"I really want to minimize the amount of harm my choices cause every day... and do better and better."

"It's about you.  When you truly love yourself... when you treat yourself well, you're able to treat everyone else so much better."

"Whatever I do in my life... it's never going to be 100% fulfilling to me unless I'm doing it for the big picture."