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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.

A. J. Jacobs

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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Aware Disease Fear Health Help Hide Learn Lost Panic Student Year
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 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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In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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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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My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it’ll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It’s like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.
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I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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After a while, if you’re committed, you start to believe in the things in which you’re praying. It’s just cognitive dissonance. You can’t live a completely religious life and not start to have it sink in.
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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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Acceptance Career Learning Recommend Rejection Writing Yourself
I love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset – and sandals – of my forefathers.
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Dream Explore Live Love Mindset Sandal Shop Wanted
Behavior shapes emotions.
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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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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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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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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.

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