Computers absolutely changed my life. Before I had a computer, I had never written one thing. Not one thing. I'm a very bad speller and I was embarrassed by that. When I would type, the little mistakes would make me nutty, and I would never edit anything. Penn Jillette absolutelybadchange share on social
Modern American magic, late 20th century magic, is tremendously disrespectful of the audience. Penn Jillette 20thamericanaudience Change image and share on social
Counterintuitive actions prove we can trust real knowledge and do the opposite of what we feel makes sense. Penn Jillette actioncounterintuitivefeel Change image and share on social
Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around. Penn Jillette biblekilllie Change image and share on social
I don't believe in vengeance. Really, when all is said and done, I probably don't believe in punishment. Penn Jillette punishmentvengeance Change image and share on social
If you don't pay your taxes and you don't answer the warrant and you don't go to court, eventually someone will pull a gun. Eventually someone with a gun will show up. I want everything the government does to be done, I just want it to be done voluntarily. Penn Jillette answercourteventually share on social
One thing you learn doing magic tricks for a living is how close every performance of every magic trick is to disaster. There are no robust magic tricks. They're all hanging from a thread - sometimes literally. Penn Jillette closedisasterhang share on social
It's amazing to me how many people think that voting to have the government give poor people money is compassion. Helping poor and suffering people yourself is compassion. Voting for our government to use guns to give money to help poor and suffering people is immoral, self-righteous, bullying laziness. Penn Jillette amazebullycompassion share on social
Every day, TV, newspapers, and the Internet bombard us with a message that we're destroying the earth. Ice caps are melting, rivers are dying, polar bears are drowning, and trees are doing something. Penn Jillette bearbombardcap Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, politicians wanted to avoid talking about religion if they could. John F. Kennedy couldn't duck the issue, being Catholic and all. So how did he address it? By reminding Americans that religion shouldn't be an issue, that he was concentrating on big things like poverty and hunger and leading the space race. Penn Jillette addressamericanavoid share on social