In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
A. J. JACOBSPaintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
More A. J. Jacobs Quotes
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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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Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He’s wrathful, but at other times, He’s incredibly compassionate. He’s not a one-dimensional figure at all.
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How do you gag the voice in your head that says, ‘You don’t have to [do it] today. There’s always tomorrow.’?
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Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It’s not until the second year that they learn the cures.
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I’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing ‘The Year of Living Biblically.’ That was kind of the point – to learn.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It’s just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and spouses.
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I don’t believe that prayers actually change God’s mind – if there is a God – but I liked praying for people in need. It was like moral weightlifting. I tend to be self-obsessed, and it was nice to get out of my brain once in a while.
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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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Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
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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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It’s hard to be in a bad mood when you’re walking around looking like you’re about to play the semifinals at Wimbledon.
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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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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
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