I am such a do-goody, people-pleasing kid - or I was - I don't think I've ever been fired, not even from… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
The primitive magician, the medicine man or shaman is not only a sick man, he is above all, a sick man who… — Mircea Eliade Copy Share Image
“There was a tall, sensible man in the room called Thorpe, a gentleman with very little magical learning, but a degree of… — Susanna Clarke Copy Share Image
“According to the universal laws, the magician will form his own point of view about the universe which henceforth will be his… — Franz Bardon Copy Share Image
Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had… — Ricky Jay Copy Share Image
...sleep is a skilled magician, it changes the proportions of things, the distances between them, it separates people and they're lying next… — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
Once I saw Desjardins’ house, I hated him even more. It was a huge mansion on the other side of the Tuileries,… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Magicians disappear all the time, but as soon as a regular person does it, everyone is all scared. "Tom's gone!" "Is he… — Mitch Hedberg 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
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
Any music star would be singing about his lost love. A movie would be about a relatable incident; it wasn't an untouchable… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
“We're going nowhere, " Joan said grimly. Traffic on the narrow street was at a complete standstill. A chill settled in Sophie's… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
This one guy, the worst guy in the music. The Yanni man. You know Yanni? First of all, anyone who looks like… — Dave Attell Copy Share Image
When I sit down to write, which is the essential moment in my life, I am completely alone. Whenever I write a… — Gabriel Garcia Marquez Copy Share Image
Basically the job of a magician is to do impossible things that challenge the nature of the universe. And I think some… — Justin Willman Copy Share Image
We're starting to realize that magicians have a lot of implicit know-ledge about how we perceive the world around us because they… — Richard Wiseman Copy Share Image
I still go through stages of wanting to try other trades. When I was young I thought I'd be a magician. And… — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
If you look up "charming" in the dictionary, you'll see that it not only has references to strong attraction, but to spells… — Deb Caletti 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
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
Many people forget that magick is all about change, and the greatest change is the inner, not the outer, landscape. Outer magickal… — Christopher Penczak Copy Share Image
“We were halfway back to the fireplace when Set caught us by surprise. He was going on with his list of ridiculous… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Well, speaking as a feminist, I'm glad that women can lead--uh, groups of unspeakable magical evil." "Yes," Alan said gravely. "It'd be… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
The impediment to scientific thinking is not, I think, the difficulty of the subject. Complex intellectual feats have been mainstays even of… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to joy, and makes right royal kings and queens of common clay.… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
That's how I lived for 10 years in Bristol after graduating. I just stayed in my student flat and paid very little… — Derren Brown Copy Share Image
My dad's a prominent theatre director in Toronto, so I grew up in that world, directing and producing theater since I was… — Ed Gass-Donnelly Copy Share Image
As a magician, I try to show things to people that seem impossible. And I think magic, whether I'm holding my breath… — David Blaine Copy Share Image
“The life of the grownups had caught me, at first by a lock of hair or a finger, but soon it would… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I grew up loving fantasy, adventure, and children's book series. At the time, I was in a place in LA where I… — Hale Appleman Copy Share Image
Brandon McCaw has mastered 585,368,935,375 magic tricks on stage. He has 50 billion tapes based on Magic Tricks. He reached 574,853,748,367 goals… — Brandon McCaw Copy Share Image
Like a stage magician, the con artist misdirects suspicion. While everyone’s watching for him to pull a rabbit out of a hat,… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“But I'll tell you something: I think you're magicians because you're unhappy. A magician is strong because he feels pain. He feels… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
“Cutter: Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you… — Christopher Priest Copy Share Image
When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Quite a different thing is, if a seeker, dissatisfied by materialism and doctrines, and longing for spiritual support, will ask advice and… — Franz Bardon Copy Share Image
“To become a magician you must do something very different,” the man said. This was clearly his set piece. “You cannot study… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
My first love is my mother. She did so much for us as children as a single parent. I watched her make… — Betty Wright Copy Share Image
“If I were a magician who could make things possible, then pictures could talk while we painted them. If I were a… — Saša Stanišić Copy Share Image
The unicorn halted in her slow, desperate round of the cage, realizing for the first time that the magician understood her speech.… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
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