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Penn Jillette
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Penn Jillette
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 5
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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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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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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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Cars mean nothing to me. I'm not a car guy.
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There are performers who have built their whole career doing magic on TV and can't really perform live at all - don't really have jobs and skills.
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The vast majority of people who have guns never hurt anybody.
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The Tea Party claims to want small government.
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There is no reason for the government to limit political speech.
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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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Having a Hummer is stupid. It's stupid to waste that much gas. It's stupid to waste that much money on gas. It's stupid to parade your insecurities on public roads. Hummers are stupid-looking.
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I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.
Penn Jillette
I think that I am willing to risk my life in order to have more freedom.
Penn Jillette
Poker has the feeling of a sport, but you don't have to do push-ups.
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Technology adds nothing to art.
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I was about 12 when I heard my first Lenny Bruce record. He was already dead. But it changed my life and really did change the world.
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Every time something really bad happens, people cry out for safety, and the government answers by taking rights away from good people
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One of the strongest feelings you can get in life--one of the most rewarding feelings--is the feeling of an Aha, I finally understand.
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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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Bob Barr is not crazy enough for my taste.
Penn Jillette
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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