"A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually……" — A. J. Jacobs
"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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46 Quotes by A. J. Jacobs
A. J. Jacobs has 46 quotes on this site.
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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’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the…
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I’d recommend learning to accept rejection. Become friends with rejection. Be nice to rejection, because it’s a huge part of…
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Its sort of my job to feel good.
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It's like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.
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Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they'd get along OK, but they'd both probably walk…
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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.
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The World Health Organization ... estimated that 1.6 million years of healthy living are lost every year in Europe because…
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I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you.…
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More Counting Quotes
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one of 384 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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When I love, I do it without counting. I give myself entirely. And each time, it is the grand love…
— Brigitte Bardot
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Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate…
— Gregory Bateson
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The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round…
— Scott Adams
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The thing that motivates me is a very common form of motivation. And that is, with other folks counting on…
— Jeff Bezos
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For me, riding a two-wheeler bike was very risky. Counting the pedal strokes before turning a corner and learning to…
— Andrea Bocelli
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My philosophy is not a bean-counting, accounting 'look at this.' It is a philosophy that smaller government is better government,…
— John Bolton
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I'm not counting any chickens.
— Jeff Bridges
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Peter is an old friend. I'm heartbroken, but he's also a tough guy. I'm counting on him getting through this…
— Tom Brokaw
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Every day I wake up and I lay in bed counting my blessings and saying my prayers for how fortunate…
— Luke Bryan
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I am in love with Counting Crows. It is so manly and American.
— Margaret Cho
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There are parents, siblings, teachers and friends, but counting on them to motivate you isn't fair. They've all got their…
— Shannon Miller
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Listen, my friend, there are two races of beings. The masses teeming and happy - common clay, if you like…
— Jean Anouilh
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