"Practicing is a lot like a bank; if you put nothing in, you will get nothing out."

"The impossible I do immediately, miracles take a little longer."

"You're only limited by your imagination, which means you aren't limited at all"

"The cold, hard fact is that the technical quality of a magician's magic is entirely independent of his fame, financial success, and audience appeal."

"People appreciate skill but are intimidated by it. They are more sympathetic to humans than to gods."

"If people knew how hard I worked to get my mastery, it wouldn’t seem so wonderful at all."

"There’s a world of difference between a person's not knowing how something is done versus his knowing it can't be done."

"Magic should be a beautiful thing to watch, even when nothing magical is happening."

"Knowledge and mastery of method makes you a magician as much as reading a medical book makes you a surgeon."

"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one"