Penn Jillette Quotes
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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I enjoy going out by myself... always have, always will. I don't have security guards, and, for the most part, I enjoy meeting new people. I see myself as a regular guy who likes playing video games with his nieces and nephews and poker with his family. I don't have an art collection or take exotic vacations. I enjoy being at home.
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If we don't change from a world society that worships money and power to one that worships compassion and generosity, I think we'll be extinct by mid-century. I don't say that as an alarmist or as a pessimist.
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Surreal fiction is a sophisticated art form. Events happen divorced from conventional logic, as events in a dream may happen. But unlike dreams, everything in the story contributes to an overall coherent point, impression or emotion.
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I've always cared about fashion and what I look like. I don't like to spend a lot of money on designer clothes, but I do like to look good.
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I always knew I wanted to be a writer. I just wasn't sure what I wanted to do as a money-making job.
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Male actors get into production, share profit, and they don't take money at times but are involved in some capacity which is economical and resourceful. These things suit them; as they have made a place for themselves, they have command over the box office.
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I was bringing the whole music, hip-hop, art, break dancing and urban cultural thing to the downtown table.
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Love isn't an emotion or an instinct - it's an art.
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One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.
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Government can wreck a business by confiscating its money by taxation.
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But I did make some money doing commercials. I did fourteen in one year.
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Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
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The world just does not fit conveniently into the format of a 35mm camera.
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Our philosophy is you need to give nonprofit money for health, nutrition, education, culture, and sports.
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The basis of art is truth, both in matter and in mode.
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Tell the lie over and over and over. It's an art that Trump understands well. There's no better evidence than his absolutely false claim that he opposed the Iraq War in 2002.
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The great thing I think when you do independents is that people are really there for the same reason. They're not there because they got a lot of money and they want to just go home and get it over with. They're there because they believe in the script or the director or the cast or whatever it is, and they want to make it work.
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If you don't have the money management skills yet, using a debit card will ensure you don't overspend and rack up debt on a credit card.
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I had no ambition to make a fortune. Mere money-making has never been my goal, I had an ambition to build.
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Art makes people smile, brings people together.
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[Government's] great contribution to human wisdom...is the discovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket.
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Characteristics which define beauty are wholeness, harmony and radiance.
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Well I think any designer that can understand what people need to be wearing right now is the biggest and best step that you can take. Instead of putting your ego first, you put the buyer first. And I think that that's a really important thing just to know what the consumer is wanting to wear.
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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.
