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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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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
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Behavior shapes emotions.
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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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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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I’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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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 have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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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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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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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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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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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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There’s a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one
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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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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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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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