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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.

A. J. Jacobs

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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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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Feeling Goodness Job Myself
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
Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It’s like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.
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Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
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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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Day Focus Myself Right Talk Thankful Wrong
I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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Addiction Improvement Myself
In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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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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A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It’s just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and spouses.
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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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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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I was what they call ‘skinny fat’ – a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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