Brilliant. The Ontology Project is a post-graduate course in card magic.

Unlike a mere deception or a simple secret, which gives the impression that something's been taken away, a great magician makes you feel like something's been given to you.

Magicians guard an empty safe.

The art of a magician is not found in the simple deception, but in what surrounds it, the construction of a reality which supports the illusion.

Almost any trick can be improved by thinking through it slowlyThe first step is to not blink

Every once in a while, magicians strike gold. David Regal has created and produced the perfect close-up illusion.

Ultimately every trick succeeds or fails with an audience because of its plot.

Never focus your attention on what the world has to say about you. Rather turn your focus inside and listen to what your inner voice has to say to you.

Would it surprise you to hear that man's unhappiness is due in large measure to the way he is seeking after happiness?

Super-stardom doesn't scare or excite me. It's just another ingredient added to my world.

I think - I think - I think how little they think what lies so near them.

I even made love to myself once. Uhh, I wasn't suppose to tell you that.

The precepts of the law are these: to live honestly, to injure no one, and to give everyone else his due.

Your body actually reminds you about your age and your injuries - the body has a stronger memory than your mind.

Shall the railroads govern the country, or shall the people govern the railroads? Shall the interest of railroad kings be chieflyregarded, or shall the interest of the people be paramount?

Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.

No man has greater confidence than I have in the spirit of the people, to a rational extent. Whatever they can, they will.