About

Holise - \Hŏl'-lĭs\ sounds a lot like "Wallace" but with an "H." Vegan for life!

Languages used

• English language

Education

• University of South Alabama
• Animal Rights
• Bay St. Louis High School

Favorite saying

• "“I might fill pages with the descriptions of the sights I have seen, the suffering among the animals that are to be used for food . . . But I will not go on to describe these sickening sights. If I had not, prior to this time, discarded the use of the flesh of dead animals, I should now take the pledge to eat no more meat as long as fruits and vegetables can be obtained.” ~ Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases Vol. 7, p. 423 “I am in Favor of Animal Rights as well as Human Rights. That is the way of a whole human being” ~ Abe Lincoln “In a country such as this, where there are fruits, grains, and nuts in abundance, how can one think that he must eat the flesh of dead animals?” ‎~Ellen G. White, ‘Counsels on Diet and Foods’ p. 390 “It all comes down to pain and suffering. Not intelligence, not strength, not social class or civil right. Pain and suffering are, in themselves, bad and should be prevented or minimized, irrespective of the race, sex, or species of the being that suffers.” ~ Joaquin Phoenix | EARTHLINGS “We have plenty of good things to satisfy hunger without bringing corpses upon our table to compose our bill of fare.” ~Ellen G. White, ‘Counsels on Diet and Foods’ p. 391 “The systematic torture of sentient beings, whatever the pretext and in whatever form, cannot achieve anything more than it already has: to show us what is the lowest point of debasement man can reach . . . if that’s what we want to know.” – Joaquin Phoenix | quote from EARTHLINGS “They delighted in destroying the life of animals; and the use of flesh for food rendered them still more cruel and bloodthirsty, until they came to regard human life with astonishing indifference.” ~Ellen G. White, ‘Patriarchs and Prophets’ p. 91 “Flesh eating is unprovoked murder.” ~ Benjamin Franklin “Not even a sparrow falls to the ground without the Father's notice. Satan's hatred against God leads him to hate every object of the Saviour's care. He seeks to mar the handiwork of God, and he delights in destroying even the dumb [voiceless] creatures.” ~Ellen G. White, ‘The Desire of Ages’ p. 356 “One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “Meat should not be placed before our children. Its influence is to excite and strengthen the lower passions, and has a tendency to deaden the moral powers.” ~ Ellen G. White ‘Counsels on Diet and Foods,’ p. 63 “The systematic torture of sentient beings, whatever the pretext and in whatever form, cannot achieve anything more than it already has: to show us what is the lowest point of debasement man can reach . . . if that’s what we want to know.” – Joaquin Phoenix | quote from EARTHLINGS “And those who dismiss love for our fellow creatures as mere sentimentality overlook a good and important part of our humanity. But it takes nothing away from a human to be kind to an animal. And it is actually within us to grant them a happy life and a long one.” – Joaquin Phoenix | EARTHLINGS “Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” ~ Albert Schweitzer “Your wrong habits of eating have so educated your moral powers that you have not the spirit of a Christian. Your temper is perverse, and your treatment of dumb [voiceless] animals is wrong.” ~ Ellen G. White, Manuscript Releases Vol. 3, p. 306 “Nothing will benefit human health and increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” ~ Albert Einstein “We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures. And nonhuman animals experience pain sensations just like we do. They too are strong, intelligent, industrious, mobile, and evolutional. They too are capable of growth and adaptation. Like us, firsthand foremost, they are earthlings. And like us, they are surviving. Like us they also seek their own comfort rather than discomfort. And like us they express degrees of emotion. In short like us, they are alive.” ~ Joaquin Phoenix | EARTHLINGS “If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.” Leo Tolstoy "The moral evils of a flesh diet are not less marked than are the physical ills. Flesh food is injurious to health, and whatever affects the body has a corresponding effect on the mind and the soul. Think of the cruelty to animals that meat eating involves, and its effect on those who inflict and those who behold it. How it destroys the tenderness with which we should regard these creatures of God!"—The Ministry of Healing, 315, 1905 “There’s about as much educational benefit studying dolphins in captivity as there would be studying mankind by only observing prisoners held in solitary.” – Jacques Cousteau "Those who profess to love God do not always consider that abuse to animals, or suffering brought upon them by neglect, is a sin. The fruits of divine grace will be as truly revealed in men by the manner in which they treat their beasts, as by their service in the house of God." ~ Ellen G. White, “Signs of the Times” Nov. 25, 1880 “To me, you’re either an activist or an inactivist.” – Louie Psihoyos | quote from The Cove “The merciful provisions of the law extend even to the lower animals, which cannot express in words their want and suffering.” ~ Ellen G. White, “Desire of Ages” p. 500 “To every one who is tempted to indulge appetite I would say, Yield not to temptation, but confine yourself to the use of wholesome foods. You can train yourself to enjoy a healthful diet. The Lord helps those who seek to help themselves; but when men will not take special pains to follow out the mind and will of God, how can He work with them? Let us act our part, working out our salvation with fear and trembling,--with fear and trembling lest we make mistakes in the treatment of our bodies, which, before God, we are under obligation to keep in the most healthy condition possible.” ~ Ellen G. White, ‘Counsels on Diet and Foods’ (34.4) “Only when we are intelligent in regard to the principles of healthful living, can we be fully aroused to see the evils resulting from improper diet. Those who, after seeing their mistakes, have courage to change their habits will find that the reformatory process requires a struggle and much perseverance; but when correct tastes are once formed, they will realize that the use of the food which they formerly regarded as harmless, was slowly but surely laying the foundation for dyspepsia and other diseases.” ~ Ellen G. White ‘Counsels on Diet and Foods’ (23.5) “We cannot love the Lord with all our heart, mind, soul, and strength while we are loving our appetites, our tastes, a great deal better than we love the Lord.” ~ Ellen G. White ‘Counsels on Diet and Foods’ co71.3 “Those who indulge appetite and passion, and close their eyes to the light for fear they will see sinful indulgences which they are unwilling to forsake, are guilty before God.” ~ Ellen G. White ‘Counsels on Diet and Foods’ "Vegetables, fruits, and grains should compose our diet. Not an ounce of flesh meat should enter our stomachs. The eating of flesh is unnatural. We are to return to God's original purpose in the creation of man." ~ Ellen G. White—Manuscript 115, 1903 {CD 380.2} “My feelings were very sensitive. I dreaded giving pain to any living creature. When I saw animals ill-treated my heart ached for them. Perhaps my sympathies were more easily excited by suffering, because I myself had been the victim of thoughtless cruelty . . ." Ellen G. White {LS80 152.3}"