I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.

No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. No ropes or chains can keep me from my freedom.

My Brain is the key that sets me free.

Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything.

What the eyes sees, the ear hears, and the mind believes.

Never tell the auidience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.

Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can't understand it.

Some say I do it this way, others say I do it that way, but I say I do it the other way.

Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm.

The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.

An old trick well done is far better than a new trick with no effect.

It’s not what we do once—it’s what we do once a day…day in and day out…every day that brings lasting change into our lives.

Ric Flair was such a huge part of my childhood and teen years. He's an icon.

I have loved works of fiction precisely for their illusions, for the author's sleight-of-hand in showing me the magic, what appeared in the right hand but not in the left.

I would call the French scumbags, but that, of course, would be a disservice to bags filled with scum. I say we invade Iraq, then invade Chirac.

He has oratory who ravishes his hearers while he forgets himself.

I'm going to go back and find out where the money is. The money is not getting down there.

By asking the question How can I afford it? your brain is put to work.

Love is unpredictable and it’s frustrating and it’s tragic and it’s beautiful.

Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.

I was young and felt like it was opportunity 'cause they were moving units back then on the underground scene.