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A. J. Jacobs quotes

American Journalist March 20, 1968

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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 A. J. Jacobs
hand and wrist aches are more common than ever...Wikipedia lists...my favorite, Raver's Thumb, which you can get from repeatedly waving a glow stick in the air (see, kids, ecstasy really is bad for you). A. J. Jacobs
I'm not a big scatology fan, unlike my sons, who can amuse themselves for an entire afternoon by repeating the phrase 'crocodile fart.' So I'll spare you from an overabundance of detail in this chapter. This chapter will be somewhat soft focus, like the TV camera in a Barbra Streisand interview. A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs quote: "Behavior shapes emotions."
Behavior shapes emotions. A. J. Jacobs
I know that you should eat a lot of the Indian spice turmeric, as it fights cancer. Also that you should avoid the Indian spice turmeric, as it might contain dangerous levels of lead. One or the other. A. J. Jacobs
...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. J. Jacobs
Let me tell you, though: being the smartest boy in the world wasn’t easy. I didn’t ask for this. I didn’t want this. On the contrary, it was a huge burden. First, there was the task of keeping my brain perfectly protected. My cerebral cortex was a national treasure, a masterpiece of the Sistine Chapel of brains. This was not something that could be treated frivolously. If I could have locked it in a safe, I would have. Instead, I became obsessed with brain damage. A. J. Jacobs
Ezekiel and his fellow prophets have become my heroes. They were fearless. They literalized metaphors. They turned their lives into protest pieces. They proved that, in the name of truth, sometimes you can't be afraid to take a left turn from polite society and look absurd. A. J. Jacobs
I know the name of Turkey's leading avant-guard publication. I know that John Quincy Adams married for money. I know that Bud Abbott was a double-crosser, that absentee ballots are very popular in Ireland, and that dwarves have prominent buttocks. A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs quote: "What seems terrible at first may turn out to be a great thing...."
What seems terrible at first may turn out to be a great thing. You can't predict. A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs quote: "It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking, than..."
It is easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking, than it is to think yourself into a new way of acting. A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs quote: "He's skinny, but not the POW skinny I was expecting. More like..."
He's skinny, but not the POW skinny I was expecting. More like lead-singer-of-an-emo-band skinny. A. J. Jacobs
Step back for a minute. Pretend you're from Mars. From a coldly rational point of view, pedestrian helmets aren't a crazy idea. A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs quote: "In trying to avoid one sin I've committed another."
In trying to avoid one sin I've committed another. A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs quote: "I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the..."
I am officially Jewish, but I’m Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant. A. J. Jacobs

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