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A. J. JACOBSOne of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
More A. J. Jacobs Quotes
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My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It’s far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y’all nice microbes to stay awhile and have some artichoke dip.
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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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Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
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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 am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that’s eating me alive.
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I don’t believe that prayers actually change God’s mind – if there is a God – but I liked praying for people in need. It was like moral weightlifting. I tend to be self-obsessed, and it was nice to get out of my brain once in a while.
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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 Bible talks a lot about thankfulness, and I’m more thankful than I ever was. I try to concentrate on the hundreds of things that go right in a day, instead of the three or four that go wrong.
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Paintings! They’re like TV, but they don’t move.
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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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One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
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I love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset – and sandals – of my forefathers.
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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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