I’ve never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
A. J. JACOBS
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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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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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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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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 have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.
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