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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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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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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When you make a movie independently, you raise the money beforehand, and then you make the movie kind of by yourself.
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There isn't much I find interesting to write about in middle-class life.
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Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.
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I remember loving that album, ... Frampton took me into the studio and played me that album and I thought it was the greatest party album that I'd heard in a long time, and so I wrote the liner notes and the album became huge.
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Let no one ignorant of Mathematics enter here.
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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.
