One thing you learn doing magic tricks for a living is how close every performance of every magic trick is to disaster. There are no robust magic tricks. They're all hanging from a thread - sometimes literally.

Atheism is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby.

The Tea Party claims to want small government.

I never wanted to be a magician. I never wanted to be a comedian. I never wanted to be onstage.

'Christian' used to be a throwaway word. People didn't used to use it much. People didn't start self-labeling or getting labeled Christian until the last part of the 20th century. Before that, you might identify as a Baptist, or a Southern Baptist or a Methodist. But there wasn't one identifier that put you in a fold with all the other believers.

Fear is the politicians dance partner.

Part of the experience of being entertained is sitting back and plugging into someone else's vision.