I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
A. J. JACOBSI found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
More A. J. Jacobs Quotes
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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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Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It’s not until the second year that they learn the cures.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.
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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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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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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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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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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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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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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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Behavior shapes emotions.
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Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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