But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's the ones you don't see.

You don't get into magic. Magic gets into you.

As children we believe that anything is possible, the trick is to never forget it.

In truth, the only restrictions on our capacity to astonish ourselves and each other are imposed by our own minds.

It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line.

I'd go to Coney Island to hang out, and I saw a magician doing a rope trick on the boardwalk. I was fascinated. I guess that's how it started.

Magic is not about having a puzzle to solve. It's about creating a moment of awe and astonishment. And that can be a beautiful thing.

We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe.

I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.

As a magician, I think everything is possible. And I think if something is done by one person it can be done by others.

We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. We are stronger and more resourceful than we know, and we can endure much more than we think we can.

Believe in God.

Walking on water is better than drowning.

People say I look so happy - and I say, 'That's the Botox.'

Friendship doubles your joys, and divides your sorrows.

A collective tyrant, spread over the length and breadth of the land, is no more acceptable than a single tyrant ensconced on his throne.

Do-gooders--if theyd only do good.

I walk an 11-minute mile without huffing and puffing.

When you control the ball you control the score

The good needs fear no law, It is his safety and the bad man's awe.

Your work isn't a high stakes, nail-biting professional challenge. It's a form of play. Lighten up and have fun with it.