Quotes by Penn Jillette

About Penn Jillette:

Penn Fraser Jillette is an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller in the team Penn & Teller. He is also known for his advocacy of atheism, scientific skepticism, libertarianism and free-market capitalism.
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Religion is often just tribalism: pride in a group one was born into, a group that is often believed to have 'God' on its side.

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Once you have somebody that is telling you, 'We are interpreting God for you,' it seems like you either agree or you don't. You either say, like Martin Luther, 'I'm going to have a direct relationship with the word of God,' or I'm going to go through...

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I do believe that a belief in God is crazy, but that doesn't mean that the people who believe in it are crazy. Those are two different things. Ideas can be stupid and crazy, and the people who hold those ideas are not necessarily stupid and crazy.

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World War II proves there's no God.

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There never was a God. 'God is dead' is a halfway measure I won't go with.

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The one kind of person I have a lot of trouble understanding is the kind of person that says the existence of God or religion doesn't matter, it's not an important decision. I think it's vitally important; it's what all our lives are based on.

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Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.

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I love the feeling of shredded wheat. I love healthy bird food with a fun-to-eat feel. Then you spray them with sugar, and I'm there.

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Freedom means the freedom to be stupid, and that's what I want.

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Everyone's goals are the same with very small differences. I mean, the goal of a socialist and the goal of a libertarian are exactly the same. The goals are happiness and security and freedom, and you balance those.

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A joke is a way to say, 'I'm going to do something funny now. If I don't get a laugh at the end, I'm a failure.'

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Bacon is so good by itself that to put it in any other food is an admission of failure. You're basically saying, 'I can't make this other food taste good, so I'll throw in bacon.'

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My whole family is missing that sports gene. I hope I didn't screw that up by marrying a great golfer.

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I didn't learn fire-eating to conquer my fears. I learned fire-eating because I desperately wanted to be in show business.

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I think one of the things about Donald Trump that's interesting is he lives in a rarified atmosphere where it's possible that he doesn't get enough feedback, enough people rolling their eyes at him. It's a danger more in show business than it is with...

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We need a president who realizes that there's no government business in show business.

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There's no job in show business that's harder than any other job outside show business.

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I'm totally against straight marriage - even though I'm married. I don't think heterosexual marriage is any of the government's business.

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I don't want anyone as president who promises to take care of me. I may be stupid, but I want a chance to try to be a grown-up and take care of my family.

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If you like the stuff I do, my chances of liking you go up.

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I have a very specific definition of censorship. Censorship must be done by the government or it's not censorship.

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Author Bio

  • NamePenn Jillette
  • DescriptionAmerican magician
  • BornMarch 5, 1955
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionRadio Host; Magician; Actor; Novelist; Circus Performer; Juggler