Penn Jillette Atheist Quotes & Sayings

A lot of people, to attack an outspoken atheist, one of the things they'll do is say, 'You are as bad as the fundamentalist Christians.' And my answer is always, 'I hope so.' — Penn Jillette

Yeah, I mean I'm a water sign. I'm a Pisces. — Jhene Aiko

You have two choices with Obama. You either believe that he is a man of Christ ... or you think he's a liar. And I'm surprised by the number of atheist free thinkers that support Obama, and their argument is essentially, 'He's lying about being religious 'cause you have to do that to get elected.' It's a horrible reason to like somebody. — Penn Jillette

If you want to turn out an atheist child, unconditional love constantly is a good way to do it. — Penn Jillette

If the bible were published as fiction, no reviewer would give it a passing grade. There are some vivid scenes and quotable phrases but there's no plot, no structure, a tremendous amount of filler and the characters are painfully one dimensional. Whatever you do, don't read the bible for a moral code. It advocates prejudice, cruelty, superstition and murder. Read it because we need more atheists. — Penn Jillette

Everyday is an atheist holiday. — Penn Jillette

You don't have to be brave or a saint, a martyr, or even very smart to be an atheist. All you have to be able to say is "I don't know". — Penn Jillette

Believing there is no God gives me more room for belief in family, people, love, truth, beauty, sex, Jell-o, and all the other things I can prove and that make this life the best life I will ever have. — Penn Jillette

If people disagree with me and want to articulate it, that's not only their right but almost their obligation. — David Cross

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. The smiles of children. The screaming, the bitching, the horrific whining of one's own children. The glory of giving or receiving a blow job. Sunsets, rock and roll, bebop, Jell-O, stinky cheese, and offensive jokes.
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. — Penn Jillette

There is not so much virginity in the world that one can afford not to love it when on finds it. — Graham Greene

Reading the Bible is the fast track to atheism. Reading the Bible means starting at "In the beginning ... " and throwing it down with disgust at " ... the grace of the lord Jesus be with all. Amen." I'm sure there are lots of religious people who've read the Bible from start to finish and kept their faith, but in my self-selected sample, all the people I know who have done that are atheists. — Penn Jillette

[On the Netherlands:] There is not a richer or more carefully tilled garden spot in the whole world than this leaky, springy little country. — Mary Mapes Dodge

Reality does appear to exist, there does appear to be birth, youth, people appear to have children. But all of it's a dream. These are isolated moments that are only connected by perception. There is no separation. — Frederick Lenz

Only Atheists have morals, the religious have reward and punishment. That's not morality, that's sucking up. — Penn Jillette

Just because it's not easy, doesn't mean it's not worth it. — D. Nichole King

- As the poet Hebbel noted, "Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion." Executives know their development teams need to be passionate about their projects; otherwise, the projects and the company will remain mediocre. — Anonymous

The best reduction, the most final reduction, is to destroy the warheads. — Jack Reed

The vast majority of the world knows there's no reason to circumcise. Someone should tell the doctors. — Penn Jillette

? People are still ill from the after-effects of these priestly quack-cures! For example, think of certain diets (avoidance of meat), of fasting, sexual abstinence — Anonymous