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Jealousy is a useless, time-wasting emotion that's eating me alive.
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I've rarely said the word "Lord," unless it's followed by "of the Rings.
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I know that you should always say yes to adventures or you'll lead a very dull life.
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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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I am officially Jewish, but I'm Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant.
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The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much.
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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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How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'?
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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 thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.
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I've never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day.
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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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Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It's not until the second year that they learn the cures.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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There's a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one
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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.
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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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After decimating several vegetables, I decide juicing is my favorite form of food preparation. There's something perversely appealing about subjecting an innocent plant to that much violence.
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Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired.
Robert F. Kennedy
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March 20, 1968
(age 56)
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