As a magician, I try to show things to people that seem impossible. And I think magic, whether I'm holding my breath or shuffling a deck of cards, is pretty simple. It's practice, it's training, and It's practice, it's training and experimenting, while pushing through the pain to be the best that I can be. And that's what magic is to me.

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You don't get into magic. Magic gets into you.

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As children we believe that anything is possible, the trick is to never forget it.

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In truth, the only restrictions on our capacity to astonish ourselves and each other are imposed by our own minds.

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Magic is not about having a puzzle to solve. It's about creating a moment of awe and astonishment. And that can be a beautiful thing.

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To most magicians, cards themselves are marvels...For one thing, they feel special in your hand. Touching them, holding them, shuffling - the whole process is almost poetic. If you're in a room full of magicians and someone just mentions the word cards, within seconds, everyone is digging into their pockets and pulling out a deck of cards. It's one of the most amazing feelings ever.

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We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe.

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As a magician, I think everything is possible. And I think if something is done by one person it can be done by others.

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I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago.

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We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. We are stronger and more resourceful than we know, and we can endure much more than we think we can.

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Besides prostitution, magic is one of the oldest art forms that exist.

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Whether you're shuffling a deck of cards or holding your breath, magic is pretty simple: It comes down to training, practice, and experimentation , followed up by ridiculous pursuit and relentless perseverance.

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My only fear is the unknown.

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I remember my mother had this deck of cards that her mother had given her and that she passed on to me. It was a gypsy tarot deck that I used to carry everywhere.

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Michael Jackson did something that no one else in history has managed - he connected with people on every level imaginable, all over the world. He seemed to speak to people at their very core and achieved the impossible. He reached people on a deep emotional level. And that is what any great artist or showman dreams of doing. That is why Michael Jackson was so special to me.

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But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's the ones you don't see.

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Magic's an art where you use slight of hand or illusion to create wonder. And I was just intrigued with that idea.

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I thought instead of burying myself under dirt, I'd bury myself under water so everybody could see that you're there.

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I do a lot of research on what people have done in the past.

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I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse.

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I think great whites are the most beautiful and perfect creatures I've ever seen.

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