Penn Jillette Quotes

Counterintuitive actions prove we can trust real knowledge and do the opposite of what we feel makes sense.

Penn Jillette

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KnowledgeTrustFeelProveReal

The money doesn't really matter. I've been a multi-millionaire for a long time. My sons are rich.

Joe Jamail

TimeMoneyRichLongLong TimeBeen

I know I'm not some matinee idol, but I think we're sold this bill of goods by the media, which says that only the most beautiful and dashing people can become movie stars. So when someone like me sneaks in, they have to redo the calculations.

John C. Reilly

StarsBeautifulPeopleMeThink

Any administration foolish enough to call ketchup a vegetable cannot be expected to cut the mustard.

John Glenn

EnoughFoolishCallCutCannot

I really am enjoying my economics class, but I think my favorite course has to be history.

Molly Quinn

HistoryEconomicsThinkClassCourse

People are complicated. People have secrets. It doesn't make them good people or bad people.

David Zayas

GoodPeopleGood PeopleBad People

I am sensual and very physical. I'm very erotic. But my sexuality exists on a sort of a fantasy level.

Donna Summer

I AmFantasySexualityLevelSensual

Bike lanes are clearly controversial. And one of the problems with bike lanes - and I'm generally a supporter of bike lanes - but one of the problems with bike lanes has been not the concept of them, which I support, but the way the Department of Transportation has implemented them without consultation with communities and community boards.

Christine Quinn

CommunityBikeSupportProblemsWay

The problem is when you are writing something in retrospective, it needs a lot of courage not to change, or you will forget a certain reality, and you will just take in consideration your view today.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

ChangeTodayCourageWritingReality

I read a lot of science fiction and biography - these are my two favorite genres. My favorite science fiction writers are Hertling, Suarez, Gibson and Stephenson, but I enjoy many others. I dislike reading business books, although I skim a lot of them.

Brad Feld

BusinessScienceReadingEnjoyTwo

And whereas women had to fight to find their way into the workforce, men are now fighting to reclaim their place in the family structure.

Bob Geldof

FamilyWomenMenFightFightingWay

'Suddenly Susan' is my life.

Brooke Shields

LifeMy LifeSuddenlySusan

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

Ansel Elgort

MoneyBelieveMaking MoneyNow

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