Penn Jillette Quotes
Penn & Teller stopped doing practical jokes, and the reason is we got much too good at it.
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As a unique person, I was bullied badly as a teen.
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Mostly people are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them.
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What's interesting about Stephen Baldwin is that me and Dana Gould were originally cast for 'Bio-Dome' – but Pauly Shore and Baldwin ended up doing it. So there's a little movie trivia for ya.
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I say I have Spanish in me, but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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Chris Jericho is a great guy. He's beyond hysterical. He's good people. They're really good. Chris wanted me to throw down a solo. He sent it to me and I knocked it out.
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My friends I grew up with were so supportive to me. And I'm not the only one who's done well.
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I mean Afghanistan is a very rugged, complicated country.
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If Dana White can offer a contract that's not one-sided, and it's not cumbersome to the point where we look at it and realize that we can't fight for him, then we'll fight in the UFC.
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I love the horror genre and the thriller genre, so I've got no problem with playing a psycho.
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I think all television has to be about relationships and I don't think horror for the sake of it can work unless you're able to ground it in some kind of relationship.
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In theory I am an agnostic, but pending the appearance of rational evidence, I must be classed, practically and provisionally, as an atheist.
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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I remember clearly, when I was about 4, my Aunt Linda said, 'I'm not babysitting him no more. He's bad.' It was one of the first conscious shifts I remember making. I decided, 'I'm going to be good now.'
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I feel very English. I'm proud of it. I wanted there to be a thread connecting everything, the songs, clothes, artwork, even the string arrangements. It all creates a certain atmosphere.
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I want to be a mayor who helped, really helped.
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Yep, I jumped from college to the ABL, just in time for the league to go under.
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Shoes for men are about elegance or wealth; they are not playing with the inner character.
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We have asked the government to start some discussions with us about how we can operate an unfiltered search engine in China, and failing that, we will have to shut it down, but - or do something else.
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I don't care much about conforming.
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We must motivate ourselves to do our very best, and by our example lead others to do their best as well.
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Penn & Teller stopped doing practical jokes, and the reason is we got much too good at it.
