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Behavior shapes beliefs.
Behavior shapes emotions.
Its sort of my job to feel good.
It's sort of my job to feel good.
Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.
Paintings! They're like TV, but they don't move.
In trying to avoid one sin I've committed another.
Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that's eating me alive.
I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
I have little shame, no dignity - all in the name of a better cause.
I've rarely said the word "Lord," unless it's followed by "of the Rings.
Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one.
More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you'll lead a very dull life.
I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.
I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.
I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat.
I'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve.
I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.
I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science.
Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.
Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It's like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.
How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'?
Plus, in one of his e-mails, the guy said he didn't like pancakes. What kind of asshole doesn't like pancakes?
I love to live things, so I wanted to immerse myself and get into the mindset - and sandals - of my forefathers.
I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
I found there were things about religion that I really loved; things like the sense of gratefulness that it brings.
A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.
It's hard to be in a bad mood when you're walking around looking like you're about to play the semifinals at Wimbledon.
I've never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz
Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It's not until the second year that they learn the cures.
I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.
One of the interesting things to me is that God grows throughout the Old Testament. He evolves, sort of matures, and becomes kinder.
The World Health Organization ... estimated that 1.6 million years of healthy living are lost every year in Europe because of noise pollution.
A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It's just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and spouses.
The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.
Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t really explain why.
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.
There's a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one
I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven times after coitus).
When I went to Israel, it was a little disorienting, because there are so many people who look crazy and were dressed like me. There, I was just one of the apocalyptic crowd.
My reading list grows exponentially. Every time I read a book, it'll mention three other books I feel I have to read. It's like a particularly relentless series of pop-up ads.
It comes back to the old question: How can the Bible be so wise in some places and so barbaric in others? And why should we put any faith in a book that includes such brutality?
I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of being a writer, no matter where you are in your career.
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.