When I went to Israel, it was a little disorienting, because there are so many people who look crazy and were dressed like me. There, I was just one of the apocalyptic crowd.
A. J. JACOBSI thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It’s like, it’s really bad. It’s like Paula-Deen-glazed-bacon-doughnut bad. So I now move around as much as possible.
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I’ve never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
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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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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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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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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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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action–no matter what the action is–might help you feel better.
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Behavior shapes emotions.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they’d get along OK, but they’d both probably walk out of the Starbucks shaking their heads and saying to themselves, “That guy is kinda delusional.”
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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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Scrabble – The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why.
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It’s a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn’t about rights. It’s about responsibilities.”–Mr Bill Berkowitz
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