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In trying to avoid one sin I’ve committed another.

A. J. Jacobs

It’s a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn’t about rights. It’s about responsibilities.”–Mr Bill Berkowitz
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Different Life Responsibility Way World Yourself
It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
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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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Eat Food Plant
When I was with the serpent-handlers in Tennessee, it was the most bizarre method of worship I could think of. Yet when you sit with these people, you can kind of see how it makes sense.
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Kind Method People Religion See Worship Yourself
Behavior shapes emotions.
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Behavior Emotion Family Relation Shape Society Trust
I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It’s like, it’s really bad. It’s like Paula-Deen-glazed-bacon-doughnut bad. So I now move around as much as possible.
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Goodness Horrible Move Myself Possible Research
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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Birth Control Delicious Idea Jumping Technique
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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Affection Bible Fan Love Read Support Writing Year
I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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Garden Good Natural Positivity
Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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Dedication Dream Energy Inspire Miracle Motivation Power Success Will
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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Grew Home Hormone Mature Nature Quality Responsibility Up Zero
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
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Bible Fault Guilt Insight Lesson Mistake Should Wisdom
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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Altars Bless Christ Donate Holy Humanity Love People Religious Surrounding
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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It’s hard to be in a bad mood when you’re walking around looking like you’re about to play the semifinals at Wimbledon.
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Bad Mood Play Sports Walk Yourself
Its sort of my job to feel good.
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Feeling Goodness Job Myself

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