The Chinese general Sun Tzu said that all war was based on deception. Oscar Wilde said the same thing of romance.

Art is a deception that creates real emotions - a lie that creates a truth. And when you give yourself over to that deception, it becomes magic.

Magicians will always tell you the trick is the most important thing, but Im more interested in telling a story.

The tools of social networking: These are the digital campfires around which the audience gathers to hear our story.

One of the key qualities of all stories is that they are made to be shared.

The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction — there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome.

We willingly enter fictional worlds where we cheer our heroes and cry for friends we never had.

Magic [makes] possible today what science will make a reality tomorrow.

Everything I did, I did for mankind.

The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction - there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome.

Omnia vincit amor" - "Love conquers all

I don't put my ideas in a meeting for acceptance or rejection, I put them in the market for success or failure.

I love cooking for myself and cooking for my family.

I dated a lot, but I never really had anyone who was worthy of an anniversary. And most girlfriends never made it to a year, anyway.

First ask why, and decide whether something is worth doing. Only after that should you set about doing it as well as you can.

I don't know what to do,' she finished. 'I feel like I'm the one who has to keep everyone together.

What I am actually saying is that we need to be willing to let our intuition guide us, and then be willing to follow that guidance directly and fearlessly.

Someone who does not see a pane of glass is not aware of not seeing it.

I'm always perpetually out of my comfort zone.

If making an error doesn't make you mad, what's the point? Why put all the work in?