Few kids seek to learn a skill specifically designed to impress people unless they feel less than impressive themselves.

When [the magician] clicks his fingers and cards change to the four aces, we know we have experienced sleight of hand. Real magic would not be quite that quick and easy. Real magic would take investment. Real magic would draw you in, and make you nervous.

Magic is not inherently anything. It is what you sell it as.

The single most valuable human trait, the one quality every schoolchild and adult should be taught to nurture, is, quite simply, kindness.

I’m a big fan of parrots - I think they’re fascinating creatures. Many of them live for longer than us humans and it's interesting to me the way they learn to mimic human voices even though they don't really comprehend what they're saying.

I control the conditions so my testers become my testees.

I would like a bit of me - that’s how I put my back out!