Look at this life - all mystery and magic.

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.

[P]oetry resembles metaphysics: one does not mind one's own, but one does not like anyone else's.

Everyone is happier if they have someone else to look down on, as well as someone to look up to, especially if they resent both.

For him who fain would teach the world The world holds hate in fee- For Socrates, the hemlock cup; For Christ, Gethsemane.

I travel a fair amount, read on the plane, and I read fast.

My theory is that if you look confident you can pull off anything - even if you have no clue what you're doing.

Once upon a time wasn't as long ago as it used to be.

Graeme Smith is capable of reading other people's heads.

If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies.

All judges have cases that touch our passions deeply, but we all struggle constantly with remaining impartial.

One of our deepest needs is to be at home.