Penn Jillette Quotes

Juggling is very, very straightforward; very, very black and white; you're manipulating objects, not people. And that's always appealed to me.

Penn Jillette

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Black And WhitePeopleMeBlackYou

My old songs used to take place in Gothenburg; then, when I lived in Melbourne, the songs just naturally took place more in Melbourne.

Jens Lekman

PlaceMoreOldMelbourneLivedTake

You're pulling 4-5G for a lot of the corners around the lap. We build up lactic acid because there are a lot of vibrations in the car, and you have to have strong legs to hit the brake pedal. We need to be fit to do every lap at 100%.

Jenson Button

CarStrongYouBuildLegsNeed

Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all.

John Cleese

MeThinkYouTellLikeAbsolutely

The United States is still an enormous generator of innovation, from which other nations have long benefitted. But we now also have the opportunity to benefit from innovation taking place around the world.

Robert Hormats

OpportunityInnovationWorldLong

Sixty per cent of people entering prison today are illiterate.

Jeffrey Archer

TodayPeoplePrisonSixtyIlliterate

Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a better world within the next few decades. This means corporations must embrace the benefits of cooperating with one another.

Simon Mainwaring

WorkTogetherTeamworkCollaboration

In American politics, the deepest rivalry is between the rational world and the right wing of the GOP, who are increasingly marginalized in their view that America cannot take on the big challenges.

Tom Steyer

PoliticsChallengesWorldAmerican

If you look at Washington right now, we do not have a system that the Founding Fathers envisioned, where people go to Washington and be part of the servant class. Instead, we have a permanent political class that fashions itself the rulers of the people.

Ron DeSantis

PeoplePoliticalYouLookWashington

The challenges I face in the studio pale in comparison to when I'm out in nature.

Michael Muller

NatureChallengesFaceComparison

Frankly, I'd like to see the government get out of war altogether and leave the whole field to private industry.

Joseph Heller

GovernmentWarSeeOutLeaveGet

Our abilities are limited only by our perceptions.

Debbie Millman

OnlyOurPerceptionsLimited

Everything is very individual for me in the way that I work; I don't just show a rotating rack of clothes.

Brad Goreski

WorkMeClothesWayEverythingJust

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