A. J. Jacobs Quotes
The World Health Organization ... estimated that 1.6 million years of healthy living are lost every year in Europe because of noise pollution.A. J. Jacobs
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We lived in Atlanta for a couple of years, and had a lot of fun, but my best work happens when I isolate myself. It's all about turning inward.
Washed Out -
I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.
Kate Burton -
In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
Narendra Modi -
Iowa has sent notice that the Republican nominee for the next president of the United States will not be chosen by the media. Will not be chosen by the Washington establishment. Will not be chosen by the lobbyists. But will be chosen by the most incredible powerful force, where all sovereignty resides in our nation by we the people.
Ted Cruz -
Be careful about virtual relationships with artificially intelligent pieces of software.
Larry Ellison -
I would describe my sound as classic Motown.
La'Porsha Renae
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If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will be through ignorance and not through malice. This may be taken as certain, and also that, through God's goodness, I am, and shall always be, as I always have been, subject to her.
Saint Teresa of Avila -
How do you be a 45-year-old man in a rock band, do it well, keep your dignity and not become a parody of yourself? I don't think it will be simple.
Nate Mendel Foo Fighters -
I loved teaching social studies. And I loved starting each year by teaching about John Locke and the social contract. That lesson helped me teach not just about our rules for the classroom, but how, in our democracy, we give up some individual rights to ensure we collectively have the right to live and prosper in a society.
Randi Weingarten -
If I had the use of my body, I would throw it out the window.
Samuel Beckett -
Students are very gullible about the web. The only way you can really sort out information on the web is if you've had a prior training in book culture.
Camille Paglia -
Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
Dan Buettner
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Breaking the world record in '92 was a very special personal moment, but I'd say my favorite moment as a decathlete was winning the Olympic gold medal. It was a lot of years of work, and when I won it, it was more a sense of relief than jubilation or exaltation.
Dan O'Brien -
Everyone wants me to be perfect, but I am so far from perfect!
Victoria Justice -
Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.
Baltasar Gracian -
You can tell a lot about a person just by watching their facial expressions. But there are times when it's best to hide your feelings, especially at work.
Dana Perino -
Progress in civilization has been accompanied by progress in cookery.
Fannie Farmer -
L.A. still ranks as one of my guilty pleasures, along with butter-pecan ice cream and Coldplay albums.
Damian Lewis
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I know some people whose father has basically spent their whole inheritance on scammers. He's old; he wants to feel important, like he's doing business, so he goes to his bank and pays out - it's terrifying.
James Veitch -
I'm just trying to get kids motivated to be readers by connecting them with a book they like.
Jon Scieszka -
A person's basic humanity is not governed by how he or she came into this world, or whether somebody else happens to have the same DNA.
Nathan Myhrvold -
It's absolutely ugly, but unfortunately quite true of the world today; the more money you make, the more people tend to listen to you. If you're not quoted in Fortune or Forbes or the Wall Street Journal, then nobody listens. If you say something that makes a lot of money, whether what you said is true or not, people listen.
Jef Raskin -
The World Health Organization ... estimated that 1.6 million years of healthy living are lost every year in Europe because of noise pollution.
A. J. Jacobs