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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

Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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Creation Idea Innovative Level Magic Moving Quality Technology Time TV
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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Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
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Greatness Illusion Love Oneself Powerful
I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
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Cloud Ground Head Live Religion World
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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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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Decision Life Ourselves Power
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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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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Affection Bible Fan Love Read Support Writing Year
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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Bad Mood Play Sports Walk Yourself
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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Beauty Beyond Forgive Nature Powerful Rational Unconditional Love
I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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Finding Gratitude Love Religion
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It’s far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y’all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.
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Immunity Invitation Polite Stay System Welcome Yourself
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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Birth Control Delicious Idea Jumping Technique
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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