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Penn Jillette
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 5
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For the most part, any serious magic show is not using very much technology newer than theatrical lights.
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That's the beauty of the Web: You can roll around in a stranger's obsession without having to smell his or her house. You can amscray whenever you want without being rude. The site gets its hit and you know more about our species' diversity.
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In reality, many people let go of religion later in life.
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One of the things that Teller and I are obsessed with, one of the reasons that we're in magic, is the difference between fantasy and reality. That is the subject that, if you have a brain in your head, is always dealt with in magic. The smarter the tricks you're doing, the more that' s an important thing.
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For better or worse, in the 21st century, reality shows are the variety show.
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When you're watching Psycho, there' s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to watching someone being stabbed. And then you have the intellectual revelation that you're not, and that's where the celebration comes in.
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I mean, if I believed, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that a truck was coming at you, and you didn’t believe that truck was bearing down on you, there is a certain point where I tackle you. And this is more important than that.
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Every poker player is smarter than me.
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The First Amendment says nothing about your getting paid for saying anything. It just says you can say it. I don't believe that if a corporation pulls all the money out of you or a network pulls their money away or you get fired, you're being censored.
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Juggling is very, very straightforward very, very black and white you're manipulating objects, not people. And that's always appealed to me.
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Love and respect all people. Hate and destroy all faith.
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Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available.
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The definition of a stupid thing is something that if you do everything right, you still get hurt. Fire-eating and love are stupid things.
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Even if I disagree with Obama on many, many things, he is certainly qualified to be president. He is certainly competent to be president.
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Read everything and be kind.
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It wasn't success, because Teller and I, by the time Asparagus Valley got together - within a year, we had achieved all our goals. I mean, our goal was to earn our living doing exactly what we wanted. Which is many people's goal.
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If every trace of any single religion were wiped out and nothing were passed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There might be some other nonsense in its place, but not that exact nonsense. If all of science were wiped out, it would still be true and someone would find a way to figure it all out again.
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You have two choices with Obama. You either believe that he is a man of Christ... or you think he's a liar. And I'm surprised by the number of atheist free thinkers that support Obama, and their argument is essentially, 'He's lying about being religious 'cause you have to do that to get elected.' It's a horrible reason to like somebody.
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Bob Saget is the dirtiest comic who's ever lived. Nobody touches him.
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I like to read in the dark. I like to go into the bathtub, turn out all the lights, and in the dark, read my books.
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