Penn Jillette Quotes
People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and I am very, very skeptical.
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The future is much like the present, only longer.
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Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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I'm a chubby middle-aged white guy with short hair. I think that's it, really. I kind of have a look. Right now, I'm not fat enough to be the fat friend, but I'm not thin enough to be the leading man, so I look like a cop.
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The director had come to Madrid to court me.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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It's aggravating that Hollywood has never gotten credit for the role it played in promoting modern design.
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Girls shouldn't drink because their bodies are not made for drinking and smoking.
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Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
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When you look at the lyrics of 'Sometimes When We Touch,' it's really very much an adolescent song.
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We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race, the human race.
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My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.
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I don't want to be known for someone that's good-looking. I want to be known as someone who is one of the best midfielders. That's my thing.
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I don't want to be a poster child for cancer.
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A good discourse is that from which nothing can be retrenched without cutting into the quick.
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From my side, there was no acceptance to this fact that I am any less than anyone around me. So there was a certain discomfort that I felt growing up that I am not seen as I want to be seen as.
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I think we all have different moods - a nerd one day and cool the next. I think everyone has an inner geek, and I know I definitely do.
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If you believe in a cause, you must be willing to put yourself on the line for that cause.
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These are the kinds of stories I'm really interested in telling: bad stories about bad people, I'm comfortable with.
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Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it's a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you're focused on you: 'I like this place because I'm doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there's runway for me,' etc.
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A lot of people ask how I ended up doing classical music given that I'm in a rock band. The truth is that it's the other way around. I was trained as a classical musician and then started playing in a rock band later.
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I was very lucky because hanging out at a golf course was much better than being on the streets. Golf taught me a great deal. I grew up surrounded by people who were professionals - lawyers, doctors, engineers. Around them, I learned how to behave, speak, eat, dress. I had nothing at home. The club was my home.
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People like Bill Maher, who brags about being a cynic, it sickens me. I am the least cynical person I know, and I am very, very skeptical.
