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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.

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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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When I went to Israel, it was a little disorienting, because there are so many people who look crazy and were dressed like me. There, I was just one of the apocalyptic crowd.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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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 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.
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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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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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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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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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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 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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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you’ll lead a very dull life.
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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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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.

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