All James Randi Quotes
- Blind belief can be comforting, but it can easily cripple reason and productivity, and stop intellectual progress. Belief
- Feeling better is not actually being better. Better
- I do not expect that homeopathy will ever be established as a legitimate form of treatment, but I do expect that it will continue to… Continue
- I can go into a lab and fool the rear ends off any group of scientists. Any
- I want to be cremated, and I want my ashes blown in Uri Geller's eyes. Ashes
- Death is the ultimate disappointment Death
- A quick example of that is a woman who said she'd been healed of throat cancer where the faith healer admitted he touched her on… Admitted
- I questioned her further, and eventually got to talk to her doctor. And her doctor sort of shook his head and he said, I have… Cancer
- Escapology has one thing going for it that probably made Harry Houdini such a superstar in his day and a legend in the present. Everyone… Burden
- I don't expect that the million will ever be won, simply because there is no confirming evidence for any paranormal claims to date. Any
- The problem with experiments has always been that human beings make the decisions on whether or not the animals have benefitted from the treatment. Animal
- [Psychics] use exactly the same gimmicks that we magicians do - the same physical methods, the same psychological methods - and they effectively and profoundly… Deceive
- One thing that has made a big comeback just recently is this business of speaking with the dead. To my innocent mind, 'dead' implies incapable… Big
- The only difference is that religion is much better organized and has been around much longer, but it's the same story with different characters and… Been
- Uri Geller may have psychic powers by means of which he can bend spoons; if so, he appears to be doing it the hard way. Appears
- I am in a very peculiar business: I travel all over the world telling people what they should already know. All
- They would have been very let down if they had to leave the theater and he had missed. He would feel badly. Everyone would feel… Badly
- However, I believe that it would be difficult to have legitimate scientists agree to participate. Agree
- Expose every belief to the light of reason, discourse, facts, scientific observations; question everything, be sceptical because this is the only chance at life you… Belief
- Everyone who believes in telekinesis, raise my hand. Believe
- The market for nonsense is infinite. Atheist
- ... We in the USA have been depending on prayers, pleading, and self-abasement to a deity to bring us magical advantages, and have been encouraged… Abasement
- People who are smart get into Mensa. People who are really smart look around and leave. Intelligence
- There's something about the Houdini act that is not always made clear - about the escape act in general. Act
- There is a distinct difference between having an open mind and having a hole in your head from which your brain leaks out. Brain