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-glazed-bacon-doughnut bad. So I now move around as much as possible.
A. J. Jacobs Quotes
I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew nothing about.
Similar Quotes
Cricket is the greatest game that the wit of man has yet devised.
- Sir Pelham WarnerAdvertising is selling Twinkies to adults.
- Donald R. VanceThe struggle of the male to learn to listen to and respect his own intuitive, inner prompt...
- Herb GoldbergEach generation of the church in each setting has the responsibility of communicating the ...
- Francis SchaefferEach had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had don...
- Ernst TollerComments on: "A. J. Jacobs Quotes: I pledged to become the world's greatest expert in a field I knew..."
| Birth: | 20th March, 1968 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Journalist |
About
Jacobs was born in New York City to Jewish parents Arnold Jacobs Sr., a lawyer, and Ellen Kheel. He has one sister, Beryl Jacobs. Jacobs attended the Dalton School and studied philosophy at Brown University. He is married to Julie Schoenberg and has three sons: Jasper Kheel Jacobs and twins Zane and Lucas Jacobs. He is the editor at large for Esquire and previously worked for the Antioch Daily Ledger and Entertainment Weekly. Jacobs is a first cousin of the legal scholar Cass Sunstein.
Share with your friends