--- title: "4 Jerry Andrus Quotes - Famous Magician" description: "Jerry Andrus was an American magician and writer known internationally for his original close-up, sleight of hand tricks, such as the famous \"Linking Pi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jerry-andrus-49051.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Jerry Andrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jerry-andrus-49051.jpg) # Jerry Andrus (1918–2007) Magician United States **4** quotes in **33** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Jerry Andrus was a magician from the United States. ## Quick Facts About Jerry Andrus Born January 28, 1918 Died August 26, 2007 Nationality United States Profession Magician ## About Jerry Andrus Jerry Andrus was an American magician and writer known internationally for his original close-up, sleight of hand tricks, such as the famous "Linking Pins", and optical illusions. ## Awards & Honors Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry ## Quotes by Jerry Andrus > [I can fool you because you're a human. You have a wonderful human mind that works no different from my human mind.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-andrus/i-can-fool-you-because-you-re-a-human-you-have-a-wonderful-human-mind/) Jerry Andrus [Conclusion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conclusion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fd/jerry-andrus-68730_conclusion_i-can-fool-you-because-you-re-a-human-yo_169695.jpg) > [Magic is something that seems like it goes against how the world works and its us magicians job to be doing that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-andrus/magic-is-something-that-seems-like-it-goes-against-how-the-world/) Jerry Andrus [Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jobs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/jerry-andrus-68730_jobs_magic-is-something-that-seems-like-it-go_1320086.jpg) > [If I don't fool you, I'm not doing my job as a magician. If I make you feel foolish, I'm not doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-andrus/if-i-don-t-fool-you-i-m-not-doing-my-job-as-a-magician-if-i-make-you/) Jerry Andrus [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b82/jerry-andrus-68730_feels_if-i-don-t-fool-you-i-m-not-doing-my-job_1501651.jpg) > [We see things based on autopilot. Our mind identifies something in a certain way, no matter what the eye sees. The eye…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-andrus/we-see-things-based-on-autopilot-our-mind-identifies-something-in-a/) Jerry Andrus [Autopilot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/autopilot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/jerry-andrus-68730_autopilot_we-see-things-based-on-autopilot-our-min_2766328.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-andrus/#itemlist", "name": "Jerry Andrus Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can fool you because you're a human. You have a wonderful human mind that works no different from my human mind. Usually when we're fooled, the mind hasn't made a mistake. 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