A. J. Jacobs Quotes - Page 3

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• There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to take advantage of that and eat a cricket. It was chocolate-covered, and I'm not sure that's the way they were served in Moses' time. But this was a rule that seemed crazy on the outside, then actually turned out to be pragmatic and compassionate.

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  Crazy, Chocolate, Doe

  Interview with Jason Albert, www.avclub.com. November 9, 2007.

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• I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.

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  Names, Littles, Causes

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• I’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing ‘The Year of Living Biblically.’ That was kind of the point – to learn.

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  Writing, Years, Fans

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• I know that knowledge and intelligence are not the same thing - but they do live in the same neighborhood. I know once again, firsthand, the joy of learning.

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  Education, Joy, Neighborhood

  A. J. Jacobs (2004). “The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World”, p.369, Simon and Schuster

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• Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that's eating me alive.

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  Alive, Useless, Emotion

  A. J. Jacobs (2011). “A.J. Jacobs Omnibus: The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, My Life as an Experiment”, p.623, Simon and Schuster

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• It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz

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  Responsibility, Rights, Different

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• I know that history is simultaneously a bloody mess and a collection of feats so inspiring and amazing they make you proud to share the same DNA structure with the rest of humanity. I know you'd better focus on the good stuff or you're screwed.

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  Dna, History, Focus

  A. J. Jacobs (2004). “The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World”, p.368, Simon and Schuster

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• I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.

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  Wise, Giving, Easy

  A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.71, Simon and Schuster

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• Its sort of my job to feel good.

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  Jobs, Feel Good, Feels

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• I tried the paleo diet, which is the caveman diet - lots of meat. I tried the raw food vegan diet. And I tried the calorie restriction diet, which is the idea is that if you eat very, very little - if you're on the verge of starvation, you will live a very long time. Whether or not you want to, of course, is the idea.

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  Ideas, Long, Meat

  "Self-Improver A.J. Jacobs Takes On Getting 'Healthy'". "Weekend Edition Saturday" with Scott Simon, www.npr.org. April 5, 2012.

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• The whole bible is the working out of the relationship between God and man. God is not a dictator barking out orders and demanding silent obedience. Were it so, there would be no relationship at all. No real relationship goes just one way. There are always two active parties. We must have reverence and awe for God, and honor for the chain of tradition. But that doesn't mean we can't use new information to help us read the holy texts in new ways.

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  Real, Party, Mean

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• A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.

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  Real, Fighting, Years

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• Since I was relatively new to the Bible, I was surprised by the Old Testament God. He's wrathful, but at other times, He's incredibly compassionate. He's not a one-dimensional figure at all.

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  Old Testament, Figures, Compassionate

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

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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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  Prayer, Nice, Believe

  Interview with Jason Albert, www.avclub.com. November 9, 2007.

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• Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.

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  Miracle, Sometimes

  A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

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• I've rarely said the word "Lord," unless it's followed by "of the Rings.

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  Lord, Said, Rings

  A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

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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.

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  Uplifting, Mean, Feel Better

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• When I was with the serpent-handlers in Tennessee, it was the most bizarre method of worship I could think of. Yet when you sit with these people, you can kind of see how it makes sense.

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  Thinking, People, Tennessee

  Interview with Jason Albert, www.avclub.com. November 9, 2007.

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• I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science.

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  Altars

  Interview with Jason Albert, www.avclub.com. November 9, 2007.

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• I got a sense of the amazingness of ordinary life, and I became aware of the marvel that we're around to begin with. I visited a lot of extreme communities, like the Amish, Hasidic Jews, and serpent-handlers. And I was proud, because I think I'm the first person to ever out-Bible-talk a Jehovah's Witness. After four hours, he said, "Okay, I have to go."

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  Thinking, Community, Proud

  Interview with Jason Albert, www.avclub.com. November 9, 2007.

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• I'm all for cafeteria religion. I think there's nothing wrong with cafeterias - I've had some great meals at cafeterias. I've also had some horrible meals, so it's important to pick the right things. Take a heaping helping of compassion and mercy, and leave the intolerance on the table.

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  Thinking, Compassion, Important

  Interview with Jason Albert, www.avclub.com. November 9, 2007.

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• Paintings! They're like TV, but they don't move.

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  Moving, Technology, Tvs

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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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  Interesting, Old Testament, Evolve

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

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