Basically, I was a kid growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn.

You don't get into magic. Magic gets into you.

As children we believe that anything is possible, the trick is to never forget it.

In truth, the only restrictions on our capacity to astonish ourselves and each other are imposed by our own minds.

It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line.

I'd go to Coney Island to hang out, and I saw a magician doing a rope trick on the boardwalk. I was fascinated. I guess that's how it started.

Magic is not about having a puzzle to solve. It's about creating a moment of awe and astonishment. And that can be a beautiful thing.

We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe.

I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.

As a magician, I think everything is possible. And I think if something is done by one person it can be done by others.

We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. We are stronger and more resourceful than we know, and we can endure much more than we think we can.

The clash of ideas is not weakness.Truth reaches its place when tussling with error.

Sales are contingent upon the attitude of the salesman - not the attitude of the prospect.

In the long term the most important question for a company is not what you are but what you are becoming.

A person supporting [Donald]Trump likes Trump. And I think they would say the same about me.

Look upon your chastening as God's chariots sent to carry your soul into the high places of spiritual achievement.

If it were a choice between me getting killed or one of my friend's kids, I would happily take the shot.

Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy in many ways.

There are many religions, but there is only one morality.

A drunkard is unprofitable for any kind of good service.

I'm one of the most competitive guys in the NFL. Believe me, nobody wants it more than me.