"I'm Jewish in the way Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant."
- A.J. Jacobs
"I've taped a list to my bathroom mirror. It's my Most Violated List. . . Anger. I gave the finger to an ATM. You see, the ATM charged me a $1.75 fee for withdrawl. A dollar seventy-five? That's banana..."
"Remember, sometimes you have to look beyond the weirdness. It's like the temple in ancient Jerusalem. If you went there, you'd see oxen being slaughtered and all sorts of things. But look beyond the w..."
"I think there's something to the idea that the divine dwells more easily in text than in images. Text allows for more abstract thought, more of a separation between you and the physical world, more ro..."
"The year showed me beyond a doubt that everyone practices cafeteria religion... But the important lesson was this: there's nothing wrong with choosing. Cafeterias aren't bad per se... the key is in ch..."
"There's almost always a church youth group at the soup kitchen. I have yet to see an atheists' youth group. Yeah, I know, religious people don't have a monopoly on doing good. I'm sure that there are ..."
"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..."
"One of my biggest challenges is figuring out how to shoehorn my newfound knowledge into conversations."
"I found myself speaking more slowly (in an attempt to obey the Bible in speech), as if I was speaking French instead of English."
"G-rated language is making me a less angry person. Behavior shapes emotion."