I do not expect that homeopathy will ever be established as a legitimate form of treatment, but I do expect that it will continue to be popular.

[Psychics] use exactly the same gimmicks that we magicians do - the same physical methods, the same psychological methods - and they effectively and profoundly deceive millions of people around the earth, to their detriment.

I believe in the basic goodness of my species, because that appears to be a positive tactic and quality that leads to better chances of survival- and in spite of our foolishness, we seem to have survived.

A quick example of that is a woman who said she'd been healed of throat cancer where the faith healer admitted he touched her on the forehead.

Blind belief can be comforting, but it can easily cripple reason and productivity, and stop intellectual progress.

I questioned her further, and eventually got to talk to her doctor. And her doctor sort of shook his head and he said, I have examined her for throat cancer at least 15 times in the past few years.

There's something about the Houdini act that is not always made clear - about the escape act in general.