If it sounds too good to be true, it always is.

The pain is bad magicians ripping off good ones, doing magic badly, and making a mockery of the art.

For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that's entertaining for an audience, and it would be lovely if a magician was fooled as well.

The book says we may be through with the past but the past ain't through with us.

Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects.

Every acting gig isn't the same, every writing job isn't the same, every live performance isn't the same - the challenge is the level of difficulty or ease, and that may vary.

I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the greatest things a person can do.

My father was the Formica King of Long Island, and my mother was the daughter of a Bengal Lancer in India.

I suppose that if I could only do one thing, a solid card effect would be pretty high on the list. That's the root of it all, sleight-of-hand. It's certainly the thing I feel most comfortable with.

I never talk much about my family, but my grandfather was friendly with these guys, with magicians and ventriloquists on the highest levels, and I was just interested.

Magic is a powerful art that can support a weak performer.

I shall not set my desires on things of the world.

Peace is possible for dead bodies, living bodies can not expect peace on the way to the victory.

Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice.

It doesn't make a difference how gradually you go so long as you don't stop.

I have lots of interests, but it's true that dancing is a very full-time job.

If we say it long enough eventually we're going to reap a harvest. We're going to get exactly what we're saying.

The person who has a firm trust in the Supreme Being is powerful in his power, wise by his wisdom, happy by his happiness.

Quacks pretend to cure other men's disorders, but fail to find a remedy for their own.

The 'clean energy' challenge deserves a commitment akin to the Manhattan project or the Apollo moon landing.

We are the world, we are the children.