A. J. Jacobs Quotes

I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.

A. J. Jacobs

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I suppose illustration tends to live in the streets, rather than in the hermetically sealed atmosphere of the museum, and consequently it has come to be taken less seriously.

Quentin Blake
- Live
- Taken
- Streets
Our higher education system is one of the things that makes America exceptional. There's no place else that has the assets we do when it comes to higher education. People from all over the world aspire to come here and study here. And that is a good thing.

Barack Obama
- People
- World
- Good
We can't go to courts in China, so we have to find alternate ways, like working with brands to try and create a level playing field by identifying the most obvious polluters.

Ma Jun
- Find
- Try
- China
I learned that despite having years and years of experience in math and computer science and so on, I didn't really know how to code until I formed a company.

Balaji Srinivasan
- Experience
- Science
- Know
I have the sensation of doing something good for people, more than being a trendy artist or a successful artist.

Fernando Botero
- People
- Good
- Successful
On the whole, I don't like reading long books. I'm not a fan of 'Ulysses.' And I haven't quite finished 'War and Peace.'

Vikram Seth
- Long
- War
- Peace