“I didn't learn fire-eating to conquer my fears. I learned fire-eating ...” — Penn Jillette Quote

“I didn't learn fire-eating to conquer my fears. I learned fire-eating because I desperately wanted to be in show business.”

“Once you've condoned faith in general, you've condoned any crazy shit done because of faith.”

“It's not arrogant to say that you can't figure out the answers to the universe with your internal faith. It's not arrogant to know that there's no omniscient, omnipotent prime mover in the universe who loves you personally. It's not sad to feel that life and the love of your real friends and family is more than enough to make life worth living. Isn't it much sadder to feel that there is a more important love required than the love of the people who have chosen to spend their limited time with you?”