I was what they call ‘skinny fat’ – a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
A. J. JACOBSIt’s a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn’t about rights. It’s about responsibilities.”–Mr Bill Berkowitz
More A. J. Jacobs Quotes
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How do you gag the voice in your head that says, ‘You don’t have to [do it] today. There’s always tomorrow.’?
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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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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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
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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’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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I thought religion would eventually wither away and we’d all be worshiping at the altar of science.
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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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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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My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it’ll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It’s like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.
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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’m addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there’s so damn much about myself to improve.
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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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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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Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
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