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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
From Siegfried and Roy:
"We followed our dreams, for dreams were all we had. In the process our lives became magical." "Within all of us there is an elusive melody which when heard and followed leads to the fulfillment of our fondest dreams." |
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funsway Inner circle old things in new ways - new things in old ways 9982 Posts |
"If you think you can, or you think you can't; you are probably right!" Henry Ford
"I don't do magic, but it happens all around me and sometimes I get blamed." faucon of Sakin'el from Josh Billings -- "About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment." "Don't ever prophesy; for if you prophesy wrong, nobody will forget it; and if you prophesy right, nobody will remember it." "Every man has his follies - and often they are the most interesting thing he has got." "It is better to know nothing than to know what ain't so."
"the more one pretends at magic, the more awe and wonder will be found in real life." Arnold Furst
eBooks at https://www.lybrary.com/ken-muller-m-579928.html questions at ken@eversway.com |
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JIMclubber64 Loyal user 269 Posts |
2 quotes from Calvin and Hobbes:
"What's the point of wearing your favorite rocket ship underpants if no one ever asks to see them?" - Calvin Meaning don't wait for someone to ask you to show them a trick, just go out and do one! "What's the point of being cool of you can't wear a sombrero?" -Hobbes This has to have somethign to do with magic, I just know it...
"Magic should always have a purpose. [...] Find your purpose for performing. Only then will you be able to find the right trick!" -- Jay Noblezada
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alibaba Loyal user Hawaii 280 Posts |
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On 2005-06-05 13:14, Randwill wrote: I believe this is from W. Somerset Maugham in "The Summing Up." Posted: Oct 27, 2009 1:02pm Life is a dream, a dream within a dream and even dreams are dreams.
I'm as real as you think I am
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magicalaurie Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2962 Posts |
"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air." John Quincy Adams
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spcarlson Veteran user Minneapolis MN 369 Posts |
“The magician and the politician have much in common: they both have to draw our attention away from what they are really doing.”
- Ben Okri Posted: Dec 3, 2009 10:34pm “Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes... just be an illusion.” - Javan |
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jazzy snazzy Inner circle run off by a mob of Villagers wielding 2109 Posts |
"If the hand was not quicker than the eye, there would be no black eyes."
"The secret of life is to look good from a distance."
-Charles Schulz |
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studentoflife Veteran user Paris, France 310 Posts |
"do things without regret, but never regret not doing."
- Y
<BR>"Nothing is difficult...it's all about what you want, and how bad you want it." |
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InventorRu New user 84 Posts |
Gene Kelly once said (though I think he might have been quoting someone else)
"The Artists job is to enchant..." |
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dmueller Loyal user Central Illinois 227 Posts |
Needles and pins, Needles and pins, Sew me a sail to catch me the wind. Sew me a sail strong as the gale, Carpenter, bring out your hammers and nails. Hammers and nails, hammers and nails, Build me a boat to go chasing the whales. Chasing the whales, sailing the blue Find me a captain and sign me a crew. Captain and crew, captain and crew, Take me, oh take me to anywhere new.
-Shel Silverstein |
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RodHousley New user 51 Posts |
Illusion is the crude leftover part of magic once its been stripped of its wonder.
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magic mccurry New user 50 Posts |
Magic is believing in yourself. If you can do that, you can make anything happen.
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epoptika Elite user Florida 477 Posts |
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On 2005-04-19 12:38, Josh Riel wrote: I think this is my favorite so far! Posted: May 7, 2010 8:20am Here's an amusing one from Arthur Brandon (hope I spelled that correctly) of Milo & Roger; "Magic is all !@#$%^&*. It's all in how you shovel it" Posted: May 7, 2010 8:21am Bull hooey then? Jeez you guys I replaced the "i" with an asterisk for crying out loud! |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
A bit like spraying perfume on a thumb tip, no?
Moving on, here's one I have always wished to see from a magic trick review, borrowing heavily from Dorothy Parker: "This is not a trick to be tossed aside lightly. This is a trick to be hurled with great force!" Jim
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Lawrence O Inner circle French Riviera 6811 Posts |
We're all ignorants, just not of the same things.
Posted: May 7, 2010 7:45pm I never really know how much of what I say is true. Vegas always wanted me to perform there, but I fought for realism. All great truths begin as blasphemies. Love is not blind; it simply enables one to see things others fail to see. Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored. Truth is what stands the test of experience Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only way people can be completely consistent is when they are dead. Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step The journey not the arrival matters. Without enchantment, there is no art. From wonder into wonder existence opens As knowledge increases, wonder deepens (For a coin man) I'm going to show you how to make money without working for it. I never really know how much of what I say is true. I've always wanted to be somebody, but I see now I must become more specific.
Magic is the art of emotionally sharing live impossible situations
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Ms. Merizing Loyal user Edwin Carl Erwin is digging postholes for 232 Posts |
Quote: Keith FieldsI have a rule about applause: all together or not at all.
Pleased to continue finding that all the world's a stage.
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magicfish Inner circle 7004 Posts |
Quote: - Earl Nelson, Variations.
I think one of the most dangerous attitudes prevelant today is the performer who brags about his lack of skill. How many times do we hear, 'I don't try to fool them, I entertain them'? The word entertainment seems to have become a catch-all for poor magic. Again we hear, 'It isn't very good, but it entertains the layman.' I sometimes think that magicians have a mental picture of a layman as a babbling fool, barely intelligent enough to sit at the table. I think we can assume that we want to entertain our audiences. But we are magicians. We entertain with magic. Therefore, in order to fit the definition of 'magician', we must mystify. It is through mystification that there comes entertainment. That is what makes magic different from any other performing art. Rodney |
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Mr. Mystoffelees Inner circle I haven't changed anyone's opinion in 3623 Posts |
Great quote, Rodney!
Also known, when doing rope magic, as "Cordini"
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Antony Gerard Veteran user Kalamazoo, Michigan 359 Posts |
This is my favorite Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin quote. I liked it so much that I put it on the back of my first book "Entertaining With Magic" by Antony Gerard (1974)
"The modern magician is a profound deceiver, both in words and actions; he says what he does not do, he doesn't do what he says, and what he actually does he takes particular care not to say anything about." Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin Take care and take cards Antony Gerard |
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panlives Inner circle 2087 Posts |
From quantum physicist Niels Bohr:
“The opposite of a great truth is another great truth.” This, for me, is one of the most profound expressions about the potential for magical effects to shake off the mental sclerosis of our daily patterns; and to rid ourselves of the dogmas that prevent us from seeing the miraculous Universe we inhabit for this brief temporal bubble of our lives that we call we call “time…”
"Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"
"To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time." "The dog did nothing in the night-time." "That was the curious incident," remarked Sherlock Holmes. |
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