Penn Jillette Quotes
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Freedom means the freedom to be stupid, and that's what I want.
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Bob Barr is not crazy enough for my taste.
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I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.
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I have a very specific definition of censorship. Censorship must be done by the government or it's not censorship.
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The one kind of person I have a lot of trouble understanding is the kind of person that says the existence of God or religion doesn't matter, it's not an important decision. I think it's vitally important; it's what all our lives are based on.
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Modern American magic, late 20th century magic, is tremendously disrespectful of the audience.
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For better or worse, in the 21st century, reality shows are the variety show.
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When you look at the actual numbers, the number of people who died after 9/11 was greater than the number of people who died in 9/11, even if you are talking Americans. But you know, I don't like to talk Americans. I want to talk everybody. More innocent people died after 9/11 because of 9/11 than died in 9/11.
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My love of computers, besides being practical, is very direct and visceral. I love the way things look on the screen.
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When 9/11 hit, the second thing I said to myself was, 'This really is what religious people do.' Those people flying the plane were very good, very pious, truly faithful believers. There's no other way to paint them. Of course, they are extremists by definition, but they certainly aren't going against Islam in any real way.
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Showbiz is just there to give people something to talk about.
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A joke is a way to say, 'I'm going to do something funny now. If I don't get a laugh at the end, I'm a failure.'
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You don't have to be brave or a saint, a martyr, or even very smart to be an atheist. All you have to be able to say is 'I don't know.'
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The purpose of art is to collide the intellectual and visceral together at the highest speed possible.
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The first thing I said to myself on 9/11 was, 'There go our civil rights.' I found out by comparing notes later that George Carlin and I both said that at the exact same time. That's the first thing that popped into our head.
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You should think about the world and feel about your heart.
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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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I'm very happy being big and effeminate.
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I will not counter the insanity of the PATRIOT Act with an overblown fear of my rights being taken away.
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My mom, if you asked her if she was interested in whether or not people gambled, would say no.
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Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it's amazing how many people get that.
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We need a president who realizes that there's no government business in show business.
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You have to be careful as a libertarian because you can sound very Republican.
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Magic is the Special Olympics of entertainment.