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I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.

A. J. Jacobs

I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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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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It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
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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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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 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’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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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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The Bible talks a lot about thankfulness, and I’m more thankful than I ever was. I try to concentrate on the hundreds of things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four that go wrong.
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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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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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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It’s like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.
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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 thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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