"I've started to look at life differently. When you're thanking God for every little you - every meal, every time you wake up, every time you take a sip of water - you can't help but be more thankful for life itself, for the unlikely and miraculous fact that you exist at all."

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Source : A J Jacobs (2012). “The Year of Living Biblically”, p.165, Random House

A. J. Jacobs

#Water Quotes #Thank God Quotes #Meals Quotes

“I'm not a legend or a hero, I don't slay dragons, I don't do any of the things that a real hero can. But I can make things better, one day at a time, for most of the kingdom.”

Source : Mercedes Lackey (2008). “Fortune's Fool”, p.151, LUNA
“As an architect it is very important that you distinguish between different realities. There's the reality of the drawing and the reality of the building. So one could say, or at least it is the common belief that architecture has to be built; I always denied that, because ultimately it is based on an idea. I don't ever need a building to verify my idea. Of course, what with a building is more its vanity and actual physical experience. But I anticipate; I wouldn't even build it if I could not anticipate how it would be.”
“All movies are inherently collaborative, and animation even more so. There are hundreds and hundreds of people involved with an animated movie.”
“The dreams werenâ€™t as pleasing when they had no chance of coming true”
“Watch out for the average--they're usually hiding something big.”

Source : James St. James (2003). “Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland”, p.80, Simon and Schuster
“I would rather write for the instruction, or even the amusement of the poor than for the amusement of the rich.”

Source : Frederick Marryat (1929). “Joseph Rushbrook; or, The poacher”
“If a girl understands your BS, sticks with you through your mistakes, smiles even when you've done nothing for her, it's obvious she's a keeper. But it's also obvious you don't deserve her.”
“Effective results come from knowing what's in it for them. What's your community there for and how you can nurture it?”

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