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Penn Jillette

Penn Fraser Jillette (born March 5, 1955) is an American comedian, illusionist, juggler and writer known for his work with fellow illusionist Teller in the team Penn

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Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving.

– Penn Jillette

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

– Penn Jillette

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Technology adds nothing to art. Two thousand years ago, I could tell you a story, and at any point during the story I could stop, and ask, Now do you want the hero to be kidnapped, or not But that would, of course, have ruined the story. Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.

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Well perhaps it is the context in which words are spoken that give them the power of meaning. I LOVE YOU DOG.

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President Donald Trump would say racially insensitive things that made me uncomfortable, i don't think President Donald Trump ever said anything in that room like' African Americans are inferior' or anything about rape or grabbing women, but of those two hours every other day in a room with President Donald Trump, every ten minutes was fingernails on chalkboard.

– Penn Jillette

Found on CNN 6 years ago

There seems to be one person in this race who's actually genuine and not crazy. And that's Bernie, he uses the word socialist, which in the United States is what? Sixty percent socialist now? We're a mixed economy. This is all stuff a libertarian probably shouldn't say, but 'socialist' isn't a dirty word. It's a different way of looking at how the government works.

– Penn Jillette

Found on CNN 9 years ago

I disagree with him on almost everything, bernie Sanders in the White House gives us a chance to say, 'Is this the direction we want to go?' There's supposed to be a certain kind of experimentation with this.

– Penn Jillette

Found on CNN 9 years ago

I'm a little disappointed in Rand Paul, because Rand Paul is not libertarian. He's not really a small government guy.

– Penn Jillette

Found on CNN 9 years ago

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