It's only the losers named Dave that think having an unusual name is bad, and who cares what they think. They're named Dave.

One of the things that Teller and I are obsessed with, one of the reasons that we're in magic, is the difference between fantasy and reality.

Channeling is just bad ventriloquism. You use another voice, but people can see your lips moving.

You get no moral credit for forcing other people to do what you think is right.

Atheism is the absence of religion. We don’t really need atheism. We just need to get rid of religion.

If you are doing something for reward or punishment, you do not have morality.

In music, if you hit a wrong note, people forgive you. In magic when something goes wrong, the entire art is destroyed.

I think voting for the lesser of two evils in game theory always leads to more evil.

Much better than the feeling of having things is the feeling of having earned things.

Better to be uneducated than educated by your government.

Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality.

The most confused you will ever get is when you try to convince your heart and spirit of something your mind knows is a lie.

The destiny of your own soul is in your own hands by the choice you make.

Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships And burnt the topless towers of Ilium? Sweet Helen make me immortal with a kiss. - Her lips suck forth my soul see where it flies! -

I will sit down now but the time will come when you will hear me.

People see fashion as superficial and shallow, but it's actually not. As an industry it can really change how things happen and change trade for countries that really need it.

The people elected us to end the talk and to act decisively.

My movies are okay, but they're not my specials.

Now, the past has plenty to teach us, but I don't think it should be allowed to detain us against our will.

It is bad for the soul to know itself a coward, it is apt to take refuge in mere wordy violence.

Live one day without any unhealthy thoughts. It may be very difficult, but try another day until it becomes habitual, and life will move in the direction of becoming healthy, vital and alive.