“My plant-based diet plus fish is to credit for my low blood pressure, ...” — David H. Murdock Quote

“My plant-based diet plus fish is to credit for my low blood pressure, high energy, and robust immunity.”

“At 88 years old - with every intention of living decades longer - I'm still running a company, writing articles, launching new ventures, and fully enjoying life.”

“North Carolina was where you could have Thanksgiving and feel like it was Thanksgiving.”

“As a late teenager, I had some puppy fat on me, and I noticed that I could put on weight. I have always been very disciplined because my mother was very beautiful, a very pretty woman, but she was immobilised by obesity. At her biggest, she was about 17 stone. And she was always on some sort of fad diet.”

“I don't really read non-fiction, but I have grown up on a steady diet of Wodehouse and, of course, science fiction.”

“The reason I became 297 pounds is because that was comfortable. What was very uncomfortable was running. What was very uncomfortable was being on a diet. What was very uncomfortable was trying to face things that I didn't want to face. And I also realized, when I was really big, I had no growth. Why? Because I was living comfortable.”