I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing – but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.
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I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing – but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.
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In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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Scrabble – The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why.
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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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Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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Behavior shapes emotions.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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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.”
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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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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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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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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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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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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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