458 Quotes by Penn Jillette

You get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right.

If you like the stuff I do, my chances of liking you go up.

I think it's pretty cruel to give a kid a name that others are going to have. I think it's very important to have a unique name within any group you're likely to be in.

All David Blaine is is a good-looking magician.

One of the strongest feelings you can get in life--one of the most rewarding feelings--is the feeling of an "Aha, I finally understand."

Direct confrontation, direct conversation is real respect. And it's amazing how many people get that.

Counterintuitive action makes a fellow feel smart.

Better to be uneducated than educated by your government.

I'm not bothered by the idea of getting old, or I guess you could say by having arrived at old. I was 10 when my mom turned 55. For 1955, she was a very old mom.