Famous quotes by Entertainers

EntertainersFrom the hollywood to the phase, entertainers have actually long been a source of inspiration as well as motivation. From the sensible words of Hollywood symbols to the musings of musical tales, these quotes by artists offer understanding into the innovative process, the power of perseverance, and the significance of living life to the maximum. Whether you're trying to find a pick-me-up or a suggestion to remain true to on your own, these quotes by artists will aid you locate the guts to keep going as well as the toughness to keep fantasizing.
Small: Character matters leadership descends from character
Rush Limbaugh
"Character matters; leadership descends from character"
Rush Limbaugh, Entertainer
Small: The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer
"The road to Easy Street goes through the sewer"
John Madden, Entertainer
Small: Im Southern Baptist, not a meteorologist
"I'm Southern Baptist, not a meteorologist"
Willard Scott, Entertainer
Small: Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another
Madonna Ciccone
"Poor is the man whose pleasures depend on the permission of another"
Madonna Ciccone, Entertainer
Small: Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm
"Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm"
Navjot Singh Sidhu, Entertainer
Small: Im a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free assoc
"I'm a hardcore libertarian - I want everything legal - but I also believe that you have the right to free association"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: It wasnt success, because Teller and I, by the time Asparagus Valley got together - within a year, we had achi
"It wasn't success, because Teller and I, by the time Asparagus Valley got together - within a year, we had achieved all our goals. I mean, our goal was to earn our living doing exactly what we wanted. Which is many people's goal"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: We arent people who believe that just because were performers our opinions on everything need to be known
"We aren't people who believe that just because we're performers our opinions on everything need to be known"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: When youre watching Psycho, there s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to watching someone being st
"When you're watching Psycho, there' s that moment when you have a visceral reaction to watching someone being stabbed. And then you have the intellectual revelation that you're not, and that's where the celebration comes in"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: Before you can read, you know the difference between a story and reality. And, of course, by the time youre ol
"Before you can read, you know the difference between a story and reality. And, of course, by the time you're old enough to do any real damage with an Uzi, you've learned that difference"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: We knew that we were kind of odd and creeps, and we wanted to do odd, creepy stuff for people who wanted to se
"We knew that we were kind of odd and creeps, and we wanted to do odd, creepy stuff for people who wanted to see that"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: The only place we were really told to tone it down - where other people would use the word censorship, but I w
"The only place we were really told to tone it down - where other people would use the word censorship, but I wouldn't - was when we did MTV right after the Beavis and Butt-head thing"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: The skills that we have are the actual magic skills - not the performing skills. We have to separate those.
"The skills that we have are the actual magic skills - not the performing skills. We have to separate those. But the actual skills that make the tricks work, we don't get to use again"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: In my private life, Im not around any drugs or alcohol
"In my private life, I'm not around any drugs or alcohol"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around. If youre looking for violent rape imagery, the Bibles rig
"Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around. If you're looking for violent rape imagery, the Bible's right there in your hotel room. If you just want to look up ways to screw people up, there it is, and you're justified because God told you to"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: The First Amendment says nothing about your getting paid for saying anything. It just says you can say it.
"The First Amendment says nothing about your getting paid for saying anything. It just says you can say it. I don't believe that if a corporation pulls all the money out of you or a network pulls their money away or you get fired, you're being censored"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: The fact is that violence gives you a rush
"The fact is that violence gives you a rush"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: If the government did a good job of publicizing this information, my products wouldnt sell
"If the government did a good job of publicizing this information, my products wouldn't sell"
Matthew Lesko, Entertainer
Small: I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my le
"I always wanted to go to the Chavez school but I could never afford it when I was growing up so a lot of my learning came from magic books and watching other magicians. I was also very lucky that I had a couple of really good magic teachers"
Lance Burton, Entertainer
Small: Im a big fan of huge populations of people, so youd think with 300 million people in the country, you dont eve
"I'm a big fan of huge populations of people, so you'd think with 300 million people in the country, you don't even have to please 1% to be phenomenally successful"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: Whereas you have someone like Houdini, who works really, really hard to get really, really famous, and then ha
"Whereas you have someone like Houdini, who works really, really hard to get really, really famous, and then has actual intellectual ideas that he puts into the culture that stay there"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: The medium is not the message - the message is the message
"The medium is not the message - the message is the message"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: But its much more exciting to make Die Hard. One of the reasons that I think that movie is so successful is it
"But it's much more exciting to make Die Hard. One of the reasons that I think that movie is so successful is it deals with those very important blue-collar relationship themes. But it's more visually beautiful to show things blowing up. It just gives you more on the screen"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: Ive never had a drink of alcohol or any drug in my life
"I've never had a drink of alcohol or any drug in my life"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: Janet Reno, during her confirmation hearings, said she would come down harder on porno, and lately shes talked
"Janet Reno, during her confirmation hearings, said she would come down harder on porno, and lately she's talked about how violence on television has an effect on violence in the real world"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: Teller and I worked Renaissance Festivals and street performing - actually more real, no kidding around, Phila
"Teller and I worked Renaissance Festivals and street performing - actually more real, no kidding around, Philadelphia street performing than we did Renaissance Festivals"
Penn Jillette, Entertainer
Small: The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters
Rush Limbaugh
"The Los Angeles riots were not caused by the Rodney King verdict. The Los Angeles riots were caused by rioters"
Rush Limbaugh, Entertainer
Small: Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream
Rush Limbaugh
"Feminism was established to allow unattractive women easier access to the mainstream"
Rush Limbaugh, Entertainer
Small: None of what Barack Obama is doing or wants to do to this country is anything the rest of the world hasnt seen
Rush Limbaugh
"None of what Barack Obama is doing or wants to do to this country is anything the rest of the world hasn't seen before and already failed at"
Rush Limbaugh, Entertainer
Small: Miss Child is never bashful with butter
"Miss Child is never bashful with butter"
Phil Donahue, Entertainer
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