A. J. Jacobs Quotes
I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
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I had dreams of winning Olivier Awards.
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Happiness isn't something you experience; it's something you remember.
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What usually happens in the educational process is that the faculties are dulled, overloaded, stuffed and paralyzed so that by the time most people are mature they have lost their innate capabilities.
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What I like about gyrotonics is you feel like you really elongated yourself for the day... As we all get older, everything changes and moves, and there's natural ways to exercise. I think it's important, and I think it's something that can help keep things in place.
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Music used to be a lot more about angst for me. Now it's the only form of meditation I do.
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Everything's cyclical. Having been raised by actors, I watched their careers, and the challenge is to take time off.
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I have always loved reading, so was interested in the literary world, and took many literary portraits.
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Everything you rejected and pushed aside-take it up again.
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But there certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them.
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Come back, true love! Sweet youth, return!-But time goes on, and will, unheeding,Though hands will reach, and eyes will yearn,And the wild days set true hearts bleeding.
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O Mariner-soul, Thy quest is but begun, There are new worlds Forever to be won.
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Norm Lewis, who plays Jake in 'Side Show,' and I had a song together in 'Tommy,' and I understudied Mrs. Walker.
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I kind of prefer bouncing back and forth between theater and films. It's like having the best of both worlds, both very different experiences.
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True atonement isn't the periodic shaving of karmic stubble via confessional; it requires deep, truthful change. It means doing the hardest thing of all: not making the same stupid mistake again.
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If anybody is excited about my music, that's all I care about. I care about people who are excited about new music.
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If I want to know how I'm doing at work, I don't wait for a pat on the back; I ask the people who will give me a clear, objective opinion. When I need a real, arms-wrapped-around-me hug, I go to someone who does that. I stopped getting disappointed by my expectations from non-huggers.
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I do a job and am lucky enough to do a job that I love, but it is a hard one. I'm not saying it is as hard as working in a coal mine, but it is still difficult in a different way. Sometimes you have to go through very strong emotional journeys and then come back to yourself. And that can be difficult to control.
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Everyone is looking for a purpose in life. The reason we all go to the cinema or online is because we haven't found a purpose yet. We are always wondering why we're here. But I've learned that we have to create that purpose for ourselves.
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There can be crowd issues everywhere in cycling. But it's a good thing for cycling that it's so accessible for spectators. That's why it's so popular - because fans can get close to the road and the race. But you also have to be aware of the dangers.
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I don't know if I had ever found my place in the world until I fully committed to being a writer.
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I want to see somebody go to jail over the financial crisis and not just black, brown and poor whites over humbles and minor drug beefs.
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If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.
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Don't make a habit out of choosing what feels good over what's actually good for you.
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I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
