"I'm still agnostic. But in the words of……" — A. J. Jacobs
"I'm still agnostic. But in the words of Elton Richards, I'm now a reverant agnostic. Which isn't an oxymoron, I swear. I now believe that whether or not there's a God, there is such a thing as sacredness. Life is sacred. The Sabbath can be a sacred day. Prayer can be a sacred ritual. There is something transcendent, beyond the everyday. It's possible that humans created this sacredness ourselves, but that doesn't take away from its power or importance."
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46 Quotes by A. J. Jacobs
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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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A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It's just too dull to stop us…
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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'm a strict, strict agnostic. It's very different from a casual, 'I don't know.' It's that you cannot present as…
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As the old joke goes, I have all the sins together. I am a woman, a Socialist, separated and agnostic.
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I have to recognize that I am agnostic.
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Both need each other: The agnostic cannot be content to not know, but must be in search of the great…
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I was an agnostic until I realized that I had to choose between God and fate. The idea that humanity…
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People will then often say, 'But surely it's better to remain an Agnostic just in case?' This, to me, suggests…
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The most satisfying and ecstatic faith is almost purely agnostic. It trusts absolutely without professing to know at all.
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The prayer of the agnostic: "O God, if there is a God, save my soul if I have a soul."
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