"The word ‘holiday’ comes from ‘holy day’ and……" — Penn Jillette
"The word ‘holiday’ comes from ‘holy day’ and holy means ‘exalted and worthy of complete devotion.’ By that definition, all days are holy. Life is holy. Atheists have joy every day of the year, every holy day. We have the wonder and glory of life. We have joy in the world before the lord is come. We’re not going for the promise of life after death; we’re celebrating life before death…For atheists, everything in the world is enough and every day is holy. Every day is an atheist holiday. It’s a day that we’re alive."
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227 Quotes by Penn Jillette
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I don't think anything gives your life joy and meaning. I think your life simply has joy and meaning. The…
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The vast majority of the world knows there's no reason to circumcise. Someone should tell the doctors.
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If I go out to dinner with you and you order wine, I leave. I won't be around drugs and…
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This I believe: I believe there is no God.
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I mean, if I believed, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that a truck was coming at you, and you…
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How I was brought up and my imaginary friend means more to me than anything you can ever say or…
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If you believe that there’s a heaven and hell . . . how much do you have to hate somebody…
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If you believe that there’s a heaven and hell and people could be going to hell—or not getting eternal life…
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How much do you have to hate somebody to not proselytize?
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The only difference between Obama and Bush is that Obama is killing more people,
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The purpose of art is to collide the intellectual and visceral together at the highest speed possible.
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