Spare no expense on the stuff that matters.

Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.

Pay attention to your visual themes.

Read about the history of magic.

Use video to train assistants you'll be surprised how quickly they learn.

Dwelling on the sins of the past won't help us stop the evils of the present.

Victory usually goes to the army who has better trained officers and men.

I despised their antics because I took life seriously and had a much more lofty and tender notion of romance. But I would have liked to get their attention just the same.

I am neither a pessimist nor an optimist. I am a realist, and the reality in Iraq is that it has been very hard and it continues to be hard.

Everything great is not always good, but all good things, are great.

You never really know about a quarterback until he plays in a real game.

I think it is disgraceful. I think it is completely disgusting that you've got a candidate for prime minster who seems to think that human beings are bargaining chips.

In science, as in love, a concentration on technique is likely to lead to impotence.

I try to see as much dance, theatre and films as I can because all of it feeds me in a way that I need feeding for what I do.

When you've toured for about 10 years like me, you end up feeling like you're always waiting for somebody or something. The whole day is a drag

In the Bible the ignorant may learn all requisite knowledge, and the most knowing may learn to discern their ignorance.