Effects Quote by Dai Vernon

Effect should come first. Method second.

— Fred Kaps

Effective magic is transcendent nature.

— George Eliot

A good magic effect should easily be described in one sentence.

— Dai Vernon

The core practice of magic is: The execution of a willed intent to create change in the material world, which either defies, hastens or…

— Zeena Schreck

Magic is the practice of causing change through the use of powers as yet not defined or accepted by science.

— Scott Cunningham

Magic is the projection of natural energies to produce needed effects.

— Scott Cunningham

When deciding between two competing theories, always go with the one that doesn't involve a magic spell.

— Emo Philips

In order to experience real magic it is necessary to make a dramatic shift from outcome to purpose.

— Wayne Dyer

Method means that arrangement of subject matter which makes it most effective in use. Never is method something outside of the material.

— John Dewey

Only an indirect method is effective. We do nothing if we have not first drawn back.

— Simone Weil

Every time you perform a magic trick, you're engaging in experimental psychology. If the audience asks, 'How the hell did he do that?' then…

— Teller

...any effect to be successful must first be founded upon a simple method and then be performed with a direct to-the-point presentation.

— Theodore Annemann