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title: "1 Grow Know Quotes By David Copperfield"
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> [For me to grow, I have to know about the foundation that came before.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/for-me-to-grow-i-have-to-know-about-the-foundation-that-came-before/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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## More by David Copperfield

> [There is a safe spot within every tornado. My job is to find it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/there-is-a-safe-spot-within-every-tornado-my-job-is-to-find-it/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I'm inventing new principles. The audience has a point of view that no one can predict.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-inventing-new-principles-the-audience-has-a-point-of-view-that-no/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I love creating new things. It's kind of my job, it's what I do, and I really have fun with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-love-creating-new-things-it-s-kind-of-my-job-it-s-what-i-do-and-i/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I was teaching magic at NYU when I was 16.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-was-teaching-magic-at-nyu-when-i-was-16/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [The real secret of magic lies in the performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/the-real-secret-of-magic-lies-in-the-performance/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [Everyone was talking about having airplanes disappear. And I said, "Wait, wait, wait. That's what you like? I'd tell you a story about something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/everyone-was-talking-about-having-airplanes-disappear-and-i-said-wait/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [For me, it's about risk taking, taking things in new directions. Because every single time, no matter how much you learn, you can never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/for-me-it-s-about-risk-taking-taking-things-in-new-directions-because/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [It's okay for me to be gay, but God didn't make me that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/it-s-okay-for-me-to-be-gay-but-god-didn-t-make-me-that-way/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/ride-on-rough-shod-if-need-be-smooth-shod-if-that-will-do-but-ride-on/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [Magicians are the people who began to use film as an illusion on stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/magicians-are-the-people-who-began-to-use-film-as-an-illusion-on-stage/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-just-waiting-for-people-to-start-asking-me-to-make-the-rain/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [Magicians lose the opportunity to experience a sense of wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/magicians-lose-the-opportunity-to-experience-a-sense-of-wonder/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I am fortunate to have the resources to have many methods to do each of my illusions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-am-fortunate-to-have-the-resources-to-have-many-methods-to-do-each/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [I'm the luckiest man in the world - performing 500 shows a year and loving what I do - illusion IS my day to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/i-m-the-luckiest-man-in-the-world-performing-500-shows-a-year-and/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

> [From the very beginning, I studied acting, directing, lighting, dance and movement. I didn't rely on just the magic to take place. It's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/from-the-very-beginning-i-studied-acting-directing-lighting-dance-and/)

[David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/)

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