I grew up in a very secular home with no religion at all, so I was starting from zero.

- A. J. Jacobs

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

- A. J. Jacobs

Taking the Bible too literally is a mistake. It should be read as a guidebook of wisdom and insight.

- A. J. Jacobs

I love it when the Bible gives Emily Post-like tips that are both wise and easy to follow.

- A. J. Jacobs

I was very good at sitting. But I just read so much research about how horrible sitting is for you. It's like, it's really bad. It's like Paula-Deen-…

- A. J. Jacobs

Its sort of my job to feel good.

- A. J. Jacobs

I prefer the earlier birth control techniques, which ranged from the delicious (using honey as a spermicide) to the aerobic (jumping backward seven t…

- A. J. Jacobs

There's a lot of food restriction in the Bible, but it does say you're allowed to eat crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts. I decided to take advantag…

- A. J. Jacobs

I thought religion would eventually wither away and we'd all be worshiping at the altar of science.

- A. J. Jacobs