black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.

A. J. Jacobs

I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
A. J. JACOBS

Addiction Improvement Myself
One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
A. J. JACOBS

Evolution God Growth Interest Kindness Oneself
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.
A. J. JACOBS

Believe Change Emotion Equality Ethics Eye Fact God Nice Prayer Religion Worship
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
A. J. JACOBS

Grew Home Hormone Mature Nature Quality Responsibility Up Zero
Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
A. J. JACOBS

Greatness Illusion Love Oneself Powerful
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.”
A. J. JACOBS

Head Illusion Kind Past Present Thinking Walk
Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
A. J. JACOBS

Art Move Painting
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
A. J. JACOBS

Altars Bless Christ Donate Holy Humanity Love People Religious Surrounding
I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
A. J. JACOBS

Cloud Ground Head Live Religion World
Its sort of my job to feel good.
A. J. JACOBS

Feeling Goodness Job Myself
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.
A. J. JACOBS

Goodness Horrible Move Myself Possible Research
The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
A. J. JACOBS

Eat Food Plant
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
A. J. JACOBS

Bible Fault Guilt Insight Lesson Mistake Should Wisdom
In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
A. J. JACOBS

Avoid Commitment Myself Sin Try
How do you gag the voice in your head that says, ‘You don’t have to [do it] today. There’s always tomorrow.’?
A. J. JACOBS
Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
A. J. JACOBS

Decision Life Ourselves Power

I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More A. J. Jacobs Quotes