78 Quotes by A. J. Jacobs

I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.

Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in.

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."

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

There's a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one

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.

Behavior shapes beliefs.

Med students panic their first year when they learn all the diseases. It's not until the second year that they learn the cures.

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.