Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
Penn Fraser Jilletteis an American magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller as half of the team Penn & Teller. He is also known for his advocacy of atheism, scientific skepticism, libertarianism and free-market capitalism...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth5 March 1955
CityGreenfield, MA
CountryUnited States of America
lying mean thinking
If you spend a lot of time lying to people, you think a lot about what the truth means.
thinking games two
I think voting for the lesser of two evils in game theory always leads to more evil.
looking-good magician
All David Blaine is is a good-looking magician.
believe libertarian association
I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free association.
should-have government no-fear
Someone who is a good person should have no fear of the government whatsoever.
smart action feels
Counterintuitive action makes a fellow feel smart.
real opposites action
Counterintuitive actions prove we can trust real knowledge and do the opposite of what we feel makes sense.
stars dancing trying
If I were trying to avoid embarrassment, I wouldn't have stumbled my way through 'Dancing with the Stars.'
people contact performers
I have more contact with people who consume, for lack of a better word, my product than any other performers.
fun bird feelings
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.
book dark light
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.
piano color matching
I like things matching. I have an upright bass, a drum kit and a grand piano that's the same color. I tend to overthink things.
cheesy magic cold
I intend to do the Penn & Teller show until they pry my cheesy magic wand from my cold dead fingers.
thinking better-life evidence
I have no evidence that libertarianism leads to a better life. I just think it is morally right.