A. J. Jacobs Quotes
I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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The best of us must sometimes eat our words.
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I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.
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You don't just wake up one morning and decide to become a singer-songwriter.
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Nowhere in the Bible did anyone bring back anyone's past sins and throw them in their face.
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Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
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I'd started acting as a child. But I wanted to see if it was something my true personality was interested in. I stepped away from offers when I took five years off to go to college. I've only really just decided to whole-heartedly embrace acting.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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Economists of a classical bent lay a large part of the decline of employment, and thus lagging output, to a contraction of labour supply.
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I like the map feature on the iPhone that tells me where I am, because I travel a lot.
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The reality of most software development is that the consequences of failure are simply nonexistent.
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If I say 'Find me an interesting painting' to Google, someday a robot could go around the Picasso museum and take a picture for me.
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Making the record was tons of fun, the most fun I've ever had.
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You should never feel comfortable. There is something wrong if you are. You should always feel under threat, on the edge of your seat and pushing yourself. Win one and you want to win more. It's never-ending.
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God is love. I have loved. Therefore, I will go to heaven.
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We have this really retro vibe and style of songwriting and, personally, I wasn't embracing the current state of music until I fell in love with hip-hop. It felt good to suddenly embrace where music was headed, and I think hip-hop is the best at that, because it feels so progressive and everybody wants to be the best.
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In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country.
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Comics day came and went. Another shoes day came and went. And another comics day followed that - the typical production and consumption cycles that help us survice our dismal, meaningless little lives.
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Think about your goals and review them daily. Every morning when you begin, take action on the most important task you can accomplish to achieve your most important goal at the moment.
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Hagrid howled still more loudly. Harry and Hermione looked at Ron to help them. 'Er-shall I make a cup of tea?' said Ron. Harry stared at him. 'It's what my mum does whenever someone's upset,' Ron muttered, shrugging.
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A cough is something that you yourself cant help, but everybody else does on purpose just to torment you.
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I love roles where I have to transform myself.
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I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.
