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A. J. JACOBSI thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
More A. J. Jacobs Quotes
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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
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I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There’s something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.
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The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.
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I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.
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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven times after coitus).
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I was what they call ‘skinny fat’ – a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
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After a while, if you’re committed, you start to believe in the things in which you’re praying. It’s just cognitive dissonance. You can’t live a completely religious life and not start to have it sink in.
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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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There’s a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one
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In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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