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For centuries, magicians have intuitively taken advantage of the inner workings of our brains.

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

We're starting to realize that magicians have a lot of implicit know-ledge about how we perceive the world around us because they have to…

— Richard Wiseman

Magicians start by looking for blind spots, edges, vulnerabilities and limits of people's perception, so they can influence what people do without them even…

— Tristan Harris

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

— James Randi

Magicians are the people who began to use film as an illusion on stage.

— David Copperfield

No matter what system the magician chooses, in order to make it work most effectively he or she must first become attuned to that…

— Lon Milo DuQuette

The magician depends for the success of his art upon the credulity of the people. Whatever mystifies, excites curiosity; whatever in turn baffles this…

— Alexander Herrmann

[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 are manipulating your consciousness. They are showing you something impossible. They're getting you to construct a narrative, which simply isn't true. So that…

— Richard Wiseman

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

It is curious and we magicians collect curiosities, you know.

— Susanna Clarke

There's always going to be comparisons, and that's unavoidable. There are people out there who feel I hit my peak with Magician and have…

— Raymond E. Feist