The most important thing is presentation.

I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

the sight of me is good for sore eyes

When people say you can't do it - that it's impossible - never lose hope. Just because they couldn't doesn't mean you can't.

The real secret of magic lies in the performance.

It wasn't just about doing tricks. It's about taking an audience to another place, a special place, so they can really suspend their disbelief. Its about amazing the audience as well as moving them.

I'm just waiting for people to start asking me to make the rain disappear.

There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose.

Stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will'.

Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder.

Suffering is permanent, obscure and dark, And has the nature of infinity.

I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.

A man who called everyone a damn fool is like a man who damns the weather. He only shows that he is not adapted to his environment, not that the environment is wrong.

If you are ever at a loss to support a flagging conversation, introduce the subject of eating.

A wedding is such a girl thing.

There's a lot of opportunities for scene-stealing if you're a dog.

Whenever I have a bad performance, I look at it as a learning experience.

I do not seek redemption from the consequences of my sin. I seek to be redeemed from sin itself. Until I have attained that end, I shall be content to be restless.

There are many concepts of spirituality, among them, various notions of divinity developed in the Judaeo-Christian-Islamic religions. Within these the concepts vary greatly.