Penn Jillette Quotes - Page 7

Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby.

The secret truth of 'Celebrity Apprentice' is that it isn't very hard... 'Celebrity Apprentice' is easy like junior high is easy. All the arithmetic, the creative writing and the history are super simple, but like junior high, you do that easy work surrounded by people who are full-tilt, hormone-raging bug nutty.

My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them.

All David Blaine is is a good-looking magician.

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

We aren't people who believe that just because we're performers our opinions on everything need to be known.

Make deals with people, not paper.

I don't think I'm made of the right stuff to be a politician. I think I'm made to be a loose cannon.

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.

I like to read in the dark. I like to go into the bathtub, turn out all the lights, and in the dark, read my books.

I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.

I get along so much better with fundamentalist Christians than I do with wishy-washy liberals, who want everyone to get along.

The only difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama is killing more people.

Exploration of space is worth it because humans need to explore. Knowledge is always good, and it's a really cool thing to see.

I have more contact with people who consume, for lack of a better word, my product than any other performers.

I love nuts. I'm for nuts. I am nuts.

I don't speak for all Libertarians any more than Sean Penn speaks for all Democrats.

You have in Vegas the most heterogeneous audience you're gonna get anywhere in the country. In Boston, Chicago, Miami, you know who goes to the theater. In Vegas, you have people who only see one theater show a year, and it's in Vegas.

I, my own damn self, am not a Tea Party supporter. I disagree with them on social liberties, our overseas wars, Obama's birthplace, Sarah Palin, and the conspicuous absence of tea at their rallies.

'Zolten' is a common Hungarian name, it's my wife's maiden name and most importantly, it's the name of Dracula's dog.

Technology adds nothing to art.

The reason I'm an I.B.M.-type guy today is that I really needed a laptop back in 1986, and I just couldn't wait for the Powerbook.

Everybody wants clean, safe energy. Some people think nuclear is the way to go. Some people think coal is the way to go. Some people think wind is the way to go. And there's always balances on that.

Everybody is designing magic iPhone apps that do things that are really, really beautiful, but a really important thing about magic is that the gimmick has to be ugly.

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