"I was what they call 'skinny fat' - a body that resembled a python after swallowing a goat."

"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. A Stanford study showed that those who saw a photo of their future self made smarter financial decisions."

"My goal? To test out every diet and exercise regimen on planet earth and figure out which work best. I sweated, I cooked, I learned to pole dance. In the end, I lost weight, lowered my cholesterol and doubled my energy level. I feel better than I ever have."

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

"Wisdom principle 61 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 75."

"Coldplay fans are the best in the world. If you like Coldplay then you're obviously very intelligent and good looking and all-around brilliant."

"The world is round so that friendship may encircle it."

"Wisdom principle 52 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 93."