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America was founded on Christians not trusting each other, and they sometimes seemed more willing to reach out to the godless than to someone from another sect. (Penn Jillette)
I live in Vegas, and I see people by the side of the road with cardboard signs who seem like they might have tried that spending their way out of debt thing. View quote
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The only difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama is killing more people. View quote
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Jay-Z, he knows precisely who he's going for - 14-year-old white suburban girls. View quote
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Someone who is a good person should have no fear of the government whatsoever. View quote
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I was always a little embarrassed when there was an act on television that requires a great deal of skill but is a little goofy, and the host comes over and acts like the person doing this skill is some sort of fool for having learned to do something that's very, very difficult. View quote
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This is going to sound horrible, but I don't even know how much I make in a year. It must be, you know, a couple of million dollars, a few million. I know it's more money than my dad, a jail guard, made in his lifetime; more money than I'll ever need. View quote
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I'm always fascinated by the use of the first-person plural talking about sports. View quote
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I was about 12 when I heard my first Lenny Bruce record. He was already dead. But it changed my life and really did change the world. View quote
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I think voting for the lesser of two evils in game theory always leads to more evil. View quote
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My love of computers, besides being practical, is very direct and visceral. I love the way things look on the screen. (Penn Jillette)
I came to magic absolutely hating magic on a very, very deep level. View quote
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Modern American magic, late 20th century magic, is tremendously disrespectful of the audience. View quote
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I think people under age 55 come to Vegas with a certain sense of irony. View quote
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Magic is the Special Olympics of entertainment. View quote
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Performers have the right to say what they want to, and anyone paying money has the right to accept or reject the art and entertainment that's available. View quote
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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. View quote
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Poker would have never gotten on TV when we only had three networks. View quote
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If I had to imagine omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent power in the universe that chose to make my mother suffer, I don't know how I would make that make sense in the universe. View quote
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In reality, many people let go of religion later in life. View quote
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It is really funny to see people that you know acting unpleasantly just because there are TV cameras on. (Penn Jillette)
I never wanted to be a magician. I never wanted to be a comedian. I never wanted to be onstage. View quote
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I have a very specific definition of censorship. Censorship must be done by the government or it's not censorship. View quote
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As much as I disagreed with every second of 'Fahrenheit 9/11,' the fact that it is out made me jump for joy. View quote
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I love the idea that horror and fear is a celebration of health and life. View quote
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