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Probably 90 percent of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness.

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I've started to look at life differently. When you're thanking God for every little you - every meal, every time you wake up, every time you take a sip of water - you can't help but be more thankful for life itself, for the unlikely and miraculous fact that you exist at all.

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Plus, in one of his e-mails, the guy said he didn't like pancakes. What kind of asshole doesn't like pancakes?

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I am officially Jewish, but I'm Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.

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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?

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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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A. J. Jacobs

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Born: March 20, 1968 (age 51)

Bio: Arnold Stephen "A. J." Jacobs, Jr. is an American journalist, author, and lecturer best known for writing about his lifestyle experiments. He is the editor at large for Esquire and has worked for the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly.

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god, time, life, guy, bible, relationship, book, negative, love, feel, read, pause

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