My father wanted to be an actor, dreamed about being an actor, but he gave it up because my mom and his family told him, "You're never going to make it; it's too tough out there."

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

the sight of me is good for sore eyes

When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an audience to another place, a special place, so they can really suspend their disbelief. Its about amazing the audience as well as moving them.

I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.

The most important thing is presentation.

Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'.

Freedom is a state of mind.

...we fear monsters because we fear the dark parts of ourselves...

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.

Schroeder, do you think love is the answer to everything?" "Boy, I hope not!

A refrigerator is the opposite of a drug addict, because a refrigerator starts in a box and then moves to a house.

I found out that changing the perception of myself and the NFL, and reestablishing the notion of being a gentleman was important to me.

Living in an entirely different physical as well as biotic environment, such a population would have unique opportunities to enter new niches and to select novel adaptive pathways.

I pray this winter be gentle and kind - a season of rest from the wheel of the mind.

With the history of us, a book wouldn't necessarily be the best thing.

To be the highest-paid running back ever is quite an honor.