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Penn Jillette Inspirational Quotes (151)

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There's no job in show business that's harder than any other job outside show business.
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The cliche of the nerdy kid who doesn't go outside and just plays games is completely untrue. And it's also true for the nerdy kid who studies comic books and turns into this genius, and it is also true for the nerdy kid who listens to every nerdy thing that Led Zeppelin put out. That kind of obsession in a 16-year-old is not ugly. It's beautiful.
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I love the idea that horror and fear is a celebration of health and life.
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I didn't learn fire-eating to conquer my fears. I learned fire-eating because I desperately wanted to be in show business.
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I think that I am willing to risk my life in order to have more freedom.
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'Zolten' is a common Hungarian name, it's my wife's maiden name and most importantly, it's the name of Dracula's dog.
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We celebrities are desperate pigs.
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There is no reason for the government to limit political speech.
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Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.
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I'm a big fan of gospel music, and you cannot be a fan of rock and roll, you cannot be a fan of country western music, and you can't really be a fan of jazz without listening to a lot of music that's religious.
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The medium is not the message - the message is the message.
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This I believe: I believe there is no God.
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It's only the losers named Dave that think having an unusual name is bad, and who cares what they think. They're named Dave.
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Fear is the politicians dance partner.
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If you spend a lot of time lying to people, you think a lot about what the truth means.
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I don't think anything gives your life joy and meaning. I think your life simply has joy and meaning. The love for my children, the love for my parents and the love for my friends is the end in itself. The meaning is life.
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World War II proves there's no God.
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If entertainment ran grocery stores, we'd NEVER get oil cured olives or blue cheese, it would be JUST Coke.
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Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and threats. Humans have morality. We don't need religion.
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My parents were teetotalers and my grandparents were - it's all the way back. It's New English puritanical tradition.
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Everybody is designing magic iPhone apps that do things that are really, really beautiful, but a really important thing about magic is that the gimmick has to be ugly.
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I believe very much that the most damning thing you can say about Muslims is that you're afraid to say anything because they'll hurt you.
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Technology adds nothing to art.
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Every poker player is smarter than me.
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