Penn Jillette Quotes
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It's not a monster movie. It's a supernatural thriller.
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Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same.
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A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will not go to Afghanistan unless the neighbors of Afghanistan are working, are cooperating, either being themselves the origin or the transit.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.
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Writers have to be very careful and discerning because so much of the machine is out of their control.
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Topshop is the only brand I've ever collaborated with on a fashion collection.
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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.
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A funeral eulogy is a belated plea for the defense delivered after the evidence is all in.
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I take pride in taking care of all the housework so that my wife, who works as a designer for Martha Stewart, won't need to sacrifice any of her leisure time when she gets home.
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Russia, their number one client in the Middle East is Syria; that is their foothold in the Middle East. They want to have influence there.
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When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.
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I love performing in front of an audience. I like the questions; I like controversy.
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I could hum Beatles songs before I could talk - not very well, but sort of.
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More and more people are finally realizing that in the heart of America, there's all this incredible music that wasn't widely heard before because it wasn't in the interest of those who feel they have to control the taste of the wider public.
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I know basic things about belly dancing, but not the technicalities; I want to learn it. I want to learn belly dancing.
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If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.
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KISS is the number-one American band in gold-record sales. In the world, only the Beatles and the Stones are ahead of us. Every other band should be wiping my ass. The line forms over there to the left.
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Oh, dear, it's quite true what Dr. Reilly said. How does one stop writing? If I could find a really good telling phrase... Like the one M. Poirot used. In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate... Something like that.
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Mummies are dehydrated & they long for the blood of living words.
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I do believe that our ability to jam the Trump brand is somewhat limited. I think we can chip away at it, but ultimately, the way to undermine the Trump brand is a better product in the political marketplace, if you'll forgive the capitalist metaphor.
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I think what will happen with Donald Trump is there are going to be certain elements of his temperament that will not serve him well unless he recognizes them and corrects them.
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Trump, who never showed the slightest glimpse of humility.
