It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz.

Its sort of my job to feel good..

Behavior shapes beliefs..

The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one..

Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch..

I know that history is simultaneously a bloody mess and a collection of feats so inspiring and amazing they make you proud to share the same DNA stru….

Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great and powerful one..

I don't believe that prayers actually change God's mind - if there is a God - but I liked praying for people in need. It was like moral weightlifting….

I've never before been so aware of the thousands of little good things, the thousands of things that go right every day..

If my former self and my current self met for coffee, they'd get along OK, but they'd both probably walk out of the Starbucks shaking their heads and….

Plus, in one of his e-mails, the guy said he didn't like pancakes. What kind of asshole doesn't like pancakes?.

Paintings! They're like TV, but they don't move..

I’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing ‘The Year of Living Bibl….

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

My immune system has always been overly welcoming of germs. It's far too polite, the biological equivalent of a southern hostess inviting y'all nice ….

Behavior shapes emotions..

I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause..

Sometimes miracles occur only when you jump in..

How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'?.

The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much..

I'm addicted to self-improvement. The thing is, there's so damn much about myself to improve..