"I used to think that when you hit 60's, 70's that you were destined to be in a nursing home, it's genetic... but what you put in your body actually determines the outcome of your life.

"Growing up in and having love for nature, it stabs my heart thinking about all that going away... I don't want to live on a planet where you can't go into nature and breathe fresh air."

"Live in the moment. Every meal make a decision. Don't think about next week or next year, just think about today.... meal by meal, day by day."

"Know that what you're about to eat not only impacts your health, but it has a profound impact on your ability to love and care for the people in your life."

"Making this transition (to plant-based living) has been the most gratifying part of my whole life... I feel like this is where I was supposed to be all along."

"If there's one thing that anyone can do for themselves and for their health, the strongest most profound change you can make is your diet."

"Everyone is apposed to animal abuse. Everyone is already vegan on the inside. Realizing that is 90% of it, changing your diet is the last 10% of it."

"Don't start with more hours in the gym, start with changing what's on your plate... Eat plants and the rest with follow."

"I live in physical bliss every single second of every day, solely because of my food choices... it's the greatest gift I've ever been given."

"Mistakes are going to happen regardless... you might as well just do it, see where it goes, clean up the mess, and keep moving forward."

"Our bodies are just incredible and it sends us all kinds of signals, if we would just listen... but you have to take a pause, take a few breaths, and listen."

"Vegan chefs have come such a long way... some of the most famous chefs in the world are cooking plant-based... you're not missing out on anything."

"If you fail at something, it's not really a failure... if you fall, just fall forward."

"I would have never found meditation, would have never found a way to take care of my mental health, would have never found a way to take care of my body without eating this way.  It (food) is the gateway."

"I really believe that by taking care of yourself, you can take care of other people and put your best work back out into the world."

"You have to be a bad vegan before you're a good one, don't treat it like a contest... it's all a journey."

"If you're around negative energy, if you're around friends and family that are constantly complaining... or have some limiting belief that you can't become a millionaire, or you can't become a billionaire, or you can't lose weight, or you can't eat plant-based... you need to reconsider it."

"At the end of the day, I just want to see my family around for when I'm getting married and graduating college and having a family... I want my family and friends staying alive and healthy." 

"Right away I felt like I was living again, I was digesting for the first time, I wasn't bloated and in pain, I had energy... it just made sense."

"I like doing things that make me feel more alive, and this (a vegan lifestyle) is one of them, for sure."