I have not drawn a very rosy picture of the magician. I did not intend to do so. To the novice entering the life and promising himself ease, indolence, and wealth, I should say, Don't!

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

It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be enchanted by the act of learning all the way.

Unless a man enters upon the vocation intended for him by nature, and best suited to his peculiar genius, he cannot succeed.

If you fall down to the ground, you're in the perfect position to pray. It definitely humbles you and if you're humble it's easier for God to get Closer to You.

One hundred years of joy can be erased in one second

I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.

Has there not been, sometimes, this temptation to do a great deal for Christ, but not to live a great deal with Christ?

Your heart has to let your head know what it wants.

You cannot escape what you have to deal with inside yourself. It will never bring good things. It will only bring madness.

Racism is essentially natural, it's old fashioned it's an evolutionary phase that we're going through. Ultimately it wont exist.

Think like a prophet, serve like a priest, and plan like a king.