Deception Quote by Keith Barry

Magic is 10% secrets and 90% presentation. Mentalism is 5% secrets and 95% presentation.

— Harish Kumar

Magicians are the most honest people in the world; they tell you they're gonna fool you, and then they do it.

— James Randi

Magic things are fond of deceptions.

— Tom Robbins

Magic is an art form where you lie and tell people you are lying.

— Teller

“As far as cosmetics are used for adornment in a conscious and creative way, they are not emblems of inauthenticity: it is when they…

— Germaine Greer

[Psychics] use exactly the same gimmicks that we magicians do - the same physical methods, the same psychological methods - and they effectively and…

— James Randi

Magicians and scientists are, on the face of it, poles apart. Certainly, a group of people who often dress strangely, live in a world…

— Terry Pratchett

Then again, what are liars if not great magicians?

— Deb Caletti

In itself, the practice of deception is not particularly exacting; it is a matter of experience, of professional expertise, it is a facility most…

— John le Carre

If you look up "charming" in the dictionary, you'll see that it not only has references to strong attraction, but to spells and magic.…

— Deb Caletti

Magic has both feet planted in cheap vaudeville and childish posturing; in dishonesty and therefore not in art.

— Derren Brown

A lot of people experience the world with the same incredulity as when a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat.…We know that…

— Jostein Gaarder