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Penn Jillette Quotes

The skills that we have are the actual magic skills - not the performing skills. We have to separate those. But the actual skills that make the tricks work, we don't get to use again.

Penn Jillette

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: entertainer
Nationality: american
Birth: March 5, 1955

Topics

Work Magic Skills Get Performing

'Alphabet' by the late Danish poet Inger Christensen. It's a book-length abecedarian poem. It's an activist text but also a portal to wonder.

Jenny Zhang

Late Wonder Poet Poem Text Alphabet

Thus it seemed to Haeckel that such simple life could easily be produced from inanimate material.

Michael Behe

Life Simple Simple Life Material

For about seven years. I really like it there. There are a lot of great musicians. The scene is very open. A lot of stuff going on. People's ears are really open, they are not closed. A lot of scenes here, people just get tunnel vision and are into one thing.

John Zorn

Vision Great People Musicians Tunnel

I remember having a conversation with Drake just before I signed. He said, 'Make sure that, whatever you do, your opponent is scared of you.' That really stuck with me.

Stefflon Don

Me Remember You Conversation Said

So no, it's not all in the genes, but what isn't in the genes isn't in the family environment either. It can't be explained in terms of the overall personalities or the child-rearing practices of parents.

Steven Pinker

Family Parents Environment Genes

My organization, my colleagues and I, are paid to run hotels in good times and fair times. We're professionals. That's what we do. I don't give a damn about the short-term market implications.

Steve Wynn

Good Good Times Organization Run

Freud taught us that it wasn't God that imposed judgment on us and made us feel guilty when we stepped out of line. Instead, it was the superego - that idealized concept of what a good person is supposed to be and do - given to us by our parents, that condemned us for what had been hitherto regarded as ungodly behavior.

Tony Campolo

Good God Parents Behavior Feel Line

Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter.

Tony Gilroy

Play Poor Directors Developing Films

I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry, and I wanted to work in England. I've no regrets.

Ron Moody

Work New Things America New Regrets

For an everyday look, I use Chanel Soleil Tan de Chanel as blush, or the Summer 2013 Bronzing Palette that a makeup artist from Armani gave to me - I love Armani makeup.

Julia Restoin Roitfeld

Love Me Makeup Artist Look Summer

Men are awesome, but they're pretty easy to figure out; women are way more complicated, and way more interesting.

Judy Greer

Women Men Interesting Easy Way More

I'm a huge David Hockney fan.

Johnny Flynn

Fan David Huge