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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Too often, we think that, when we have a problem with our lives or our country, that the way to fix it is to take an eye for an eye. That doesn't help anything or anyone.
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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'm pretty obsessed with Stevie Nicks from her style to her voice. I like watching her on YouTube and her old performances, the way she moves and everything.
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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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I think the only safe medium are books, because people like to hold books in their hand.
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The cost of living is going up and the chance of living is going down.
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I have seen lonely people of advancing age, yet as constant as angels, keeping faith to those they loved who fell in wars that current generations, not having known them, cannot even forget. The sight of them moving hesitantly among the tablets and crosses is enough to break your heart.
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Ever since Woodward and Bernstein, there's sort of been an epidemic of confidential sources in Washington, in particular where people will actually - when you call them up on the phone, they'll say, 'This is off the record,' or, 'This is on background,' or they don't even wait for you to say anything.
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It's hard for the donkeys to win the race if they're going to carry the elephants on their backs.
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'Shameless' was the first project I've ever booked, and I'm really happy for it!
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The very fact that you are a complainer, shows that you deserve your lot.
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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.
