Before I was known, I would go on stage and pretend I was other people. Once I pretended I was mentally handicapped.… — Andy Dick Copy Share Image
The magician depends for the success of his art upon the credulity of the people. Whatever mystifies, excites curiosity; whatever in turn… — Alexander Herrmann Copy Share Image
Liberty is so great a magician, endowed with so marvelous a power of productivity, that under the inspiration of this spirit alone,… — Mikhail Bakunin Copy Share Image
“Mass was like grand opera, a magic show with the most expensive props in town. And faith, a sleight of hand trick,… — Kathleen Tessaro Copy Share Image
I never talk much about my family, but my grandfather was friendly with these guys, with magicians and ventriloquists on the highest… — Ricky Jay Copy Share Image
Okay, can you pass yourself off as a magician and gain Gerald's trust and pass us information about Celeste's plans and save… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
I'd go to Coney Island to hang out, and I saw a magician doing a rope trick on the boardwalk. I was… — David Blaine Copy Share Image
“I have no cause to love Mr. Norrell- far from it. But I know this about him: he is a magician first… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
Everyone finds their own version of Charles Dickens. The child-victim, the irrepressibly ambitious young man, the reporter, the demonic worker, the tireless… — Claire Tomalin Copy Share Image
“He is quiet and small, he is black From his ears to the tip of his tail; He can creep through the… — T.S. Eliot Copy Share Image
Physical processes alone will never completely explain the existence of the universe , life , and consciousness . Religious answers are just… — Peter J. Carroll Copy Share Image
Do you think I am a fool, Masha? All this time, and you speak to me as though I were a flighty… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Science and technology were often used by [the magician of old], even before they came into the marketplace on a mass basis.… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
I believe that even a smattering of such findings in modern science and mathematics is far more compelling and exciting than most… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
“The world was fucking awful. It was a wretched, desolate place, a desert of meaninglessness, a heartless wasteland, where horrific things happened… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
I was considered a comedy magician. And - how do I put this without sounding egotistical? - it didn't take me long… — Ricky Jay Copy Share Image
Unlike a mere deception or a simple secret, which gives the impression that something's been taken away, a great magician makes you… — Jim Steinmeyer Copy Share Image
“I did not know I was to be outdone by a little magic boy and his tricks,” he said. “I salute you,… — Katherine Arden Copy Share Image
Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians. They met upon the third Wednesday of every… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
The Magicians Apprentice was about someone from the low end of society manifesting magical power and how that completely messes up the… — Trudi Canavan Copy Share Image
Whatever it is that occurs at death, I believe it deserves to be called a miracle. The miracle, ironically, is that we… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Not our logical faculty, but our imaginative one is king over us. I might say, priest and prophet to lead us to… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
[Psychics] use exactly the same gimmicks that we magicians do - the same physical methods, the same psychological methods - and they… — James Randi Copy Share Image
“A magician who could make the audience’s problems disappear—now that’s someone I’d pay to throw tomatoes at. If I didn’t have any… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Not our Logical, Mensurative faculty, but our Imaginative one is King over us; I might say, Priest and Prophet to lead us… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
“As a general rule, in the world of magic, the most successful magician is the one who has enough patience to keep… — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“What use is wizardry if it cannot save a unicorn?" He gripped the magician's shoulder hard, to keep from falling. Shchmendrick did… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
That's the beauty of it. Have you seen the contraptions these magicians build to accomplish the most mundane feats? They are a… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
I have not drawn a very rosy picture of the magician. I did not intend to do so. To the novice entering… — Alexander Herrmann Copy Share Image
Indeed, most magicians catch the bug as kids. My first audience was my family in Long Island. My first 'assistant' was my… — Criss Angel Copy Share Image
If you are a happy person, don't spend your time trying to make an unhappy person happy. Near as I can tell,… — Ernie J Zelinski Copy Share Image
Ive said its a little bit like a magician performing for a convention of magicians... all the magicians in the audience watching… — Chuck Close Copy Share Image
“One magician I worked for once called for my aid during an earthquake which was toppling his tower. Unfortunately, the words he… — Jonathan Stroud Copy Share Image
I like cars. I like travel. I like the idea of people breaking down and I'm the only one who can help… — Sam Shepard Copy Share Image
A brahmin once asked The Blessed One: "Are you a God?" "No, brahmin" said The Blessed One. "Are you a saint?" "No,… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince… — Roberto Benigni Copy Share Image
I'm sitting in the bus station, minding my own business, reading 'Ta-Da!' magazine; a magazine by and for gay magicians, but that's… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
Do you believe then that the sciences would ever have arisen and become great if there had not before hand been magicians,… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Being a magician taught me how powerful the element of surprise can be. In each book, I've tried to work that in… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
![“Science and technology were often used by [the magician of old], even before they came into the marketplace on a mass basis. For example, prior to the moving picture going into theatre, magicians were using the technique of images in motion as illusions in their shows. At that time the process was…” quote by David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/96a/david-copperfield-2966_audience_science-and-technology-were-often-used-b_441203.png)
![“[Psychics] use exactly the same gimmicks that we magicians do - the same physical methods, the same psychological methods - and they effectively and profoundly deceive millions of people around the earth, to their detriment.” quote by James Randi](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/31a/james-randi-12614_deceiving_psychics-use-exactly-the-same-gimmicks-t_2650422.png)
