Penn Jillette Quotes
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I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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Every little action creates an effect: We are all interconnected.
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We tend in this country to talk about Democrats and Republicans, and think there's little group over there called Independents that's maybe 2%. That is not the case, and it has not been the case for most of modern American history.
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The men and women of my generation are heirs to that great collective success which has been admired worldwide and of which we are so proud. It is now up to us to pass it on to the coming generations.
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If you just keep your head down, work, and put it on the bottom line, sooner or later that takes care of everything else.
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Evil is unspectacular and always human, and shares our bed and eats at our own table.
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Everyone comes with dreams and illusions and promises. Everyone wants quick deals. They don't want to invest.
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Always just remember that you can never know all; you're always going to be learning; there's always going to be something new. I don't think you'll ever have it all figured out.
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People love my collard greens. They love my macaroni and cheese. They love the gumbo. They love my Jamaican jerk or my Jamaican curry chicken. They love the jerk, though. And they love my Mexican food.
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When you have a movie, you know who they start out as and where they go. But this is constantly changing, and you're growing with the character.
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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I feel really connected to antiquity for some reason.
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America is a country that prides itself on being able to identify a 'straight shooter' or 'the genuine article' when it comes to our leaders. As a nation, we can 'feel it in our gut' when someone is giving us a bum steer.
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I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
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No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
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Live life to the full, and become more curious every day. The more you find out about life, the richer your music-making will be.
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It's frightening how easy it is to commit murder in America. Just a drink too much. I can see myself doing it. In England, one feels all the social restraints holding one back. But here, anything can happen.
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I don't date my girlfriend because she's a model. I date her because I love her.
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Ah me, why did they build my house by the road to the market town?
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When I was in high school in America, I didn't see anyone who looked like me - hardly ever. I just thought that was normal because you don't know any better. So I used to idolize so many other people, like Sarah Michelle Gellar on 'Buffy.'
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We can talk and get feedback about our videos directly from some of our biggest fans. We can't stress the importance of that connection enough.
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Nowadays, people have an open mind vis-a-vis new artists like Meghan Trainor, Nico & Vinz, Hozier - there are hits coming out of everywhere.
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Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around.
