Ricky Jay quote: "Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had an enormous influence on the whole range of sleight of hand. And so often, the magic he was doing was to fool other magicians."

Like every art form, there are jealousies and angers and competitiveness in magic. But there's c...
RICKY JAY

Sitting with a deck of cards in your hand all day is an obsession. Visiting print shops and bookstor...
RICKY JAY

I'm probably the only kid in history whose parents made him stop taking music lessons. They made...
RICKY JAY

Unlike other Jewish families, we didn't go out for Chinese food on Sundays, but we spent our tim...
RICKY JAY

To obfuscate the reconstruction of the effect - when a magician is fooled by another magician doing ...
RICKY JAY

For me, the most exciting thing is to create good magic that's entertaining for an audience, and...
RICKY JAY

That's one of the ways language evolved, by some very obscure form becoming common usage. And I ...
RICKY JAY

I certainly was performing before my writing was published, because I was performing when I was very...
RICKY JAY

I was considered a comedy magician. And - how do I put this without sounding egotistical? - it didn&...
RICKY JAY

The pain is bad magicians ripping off good ones, doing magic badly, and making a mockery of the art.
RICKY JAY

Magicians from the nineteenth century threw cards distances, but I think I'm the first one who m...
RICKY JAY

I love amazing people. I love dazzling them. That's why I think performing magic is one of the g...
RICKY JAY

I do think deception... There's something kind of odd about tricking people for a living, but ul...
RICKY JAY

One of the best sleight-of-hand guys I know is a plumber.
RICKY JAY

Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects.
RICKY JAY

For the most part, magic secrets are available on a level that's overwhelming and frightening, a...
RICKY JAY

Growing up with two sisters, you either play by yourself or play Barbie with them. I played by mysel...
RICKY WILLIAMS

The moment I started treating my social anxiety disorder, I started feeling better.
RICKY WILLIAMS

As human beings we have a tendency when we like something to tie it up and make sure it's there ...
RICKY WILLIAMS

As an athlete, you figure you work your whole life to have what you have, and to be able to show the...
RICKY WILLIAMS

A team takes on the personality of the head coach.
RICKY WILLIAMS

I realized a while back that I have an innate ability to be compassionate, and I saw that the streng...
RICKY WILLIAMS

When you make that crossover from life to real life, when you're not treated as a child anymore ...
RICKY WILLIAMS

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be p...
RICKY WILLIAMS

I've let a lot of things go, and obviously football is one of them. I think the hardest thing to...
RICKY WILLIAMS

There's nothing I miss about anything in the whole wide world. The idea of missing something mea...
RICKY WILLIAMS

One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.
RICKY WILLIAMS

Anytime you play a team sport, the success of the team really makes everything better. It's nice...
RICKY WILLIAMS

I've always been attracted to things that are taboo. I've never been afraid to go to that da...
RICKY WILLIAMS

To talk about balance, it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime ...
RICKY WILLIAMS

I have no room in my life for any form of negativity or nonacceptance.
RICKY WILLIAMS

There's more to life than success, and if you can try to be more well-rounded, you'll be abl...
RICKY WILLIAMS

People are hungry because they're eating empty foods. Mine are full, and so am I.
RICKY WILLIAMS

One of my biggest problems is that I'm always so influenced by what other people are thinking ab...
RICKY WILLIAMS

I had this notion that everyone was staring at me and judging everything about me, from my appearanc...
RICKY WILLIAMS

At the core, we're all spiritual beings.
RICKY WILLIAMS

Sometimes success will get in the way of maturity - at least temporarily.
RICKY WILLIAMS

I do feel like a loner but I think it's because I look at things differently than other people.
RICKY WILLIAMS

Even in 'Hollyoaks,' we were known as 'the black family' as opposed to just 'the...
RICKY WHITTLE

I think any time you lose an Ashes series, especially with the hype and build-up surrounding it and ...
RICKY PONTING

The fall is my favorite time of year. I love the colors. The sun is out, you get warmth on your skin...
RICKY SKAGGS

My abs were my bread and butter in the U.K. - the calendars, the photoshoots, and all that came with...
RICKY WHITTLE

It doesn't matter if you stick the name 'bluegrass' on it. I think people call things bl...
RICKY SKAGGS

I spent my whole childhood wishing I were older and now I'm spending my adulthood wishing I were...
RICKY SCHRODER

Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, persevera...
RICKY MARTIN

I don't think anything can prepare you for the 'Strictly' experience. It really is insan...
RICKY WHITTLE

I want to be a dad, first and foremost. I want to be a good father. I've spent so much of my lif...
RICKY PONTING

They all knew my name, but no one heard the music - I didn't look the same.
RICKY NELSON

Just believe in what you're doing, and keep doing it.
RICKY NELSON

You can't please everyone so you gotta please yourself.
RICKY NELSON

We all have to go through our own spiritual process. It is very difficult. Some people are strugglin...
RICKY MARTIN

I've performed in China, France, New Delhi, and Indianapolis, and everybody just allows themselv...
RICKY MARTIN

Buddhism has a very beautiful teaching that says the worst thing you can do to your soul is to tell ...
RICKY MARTIN

I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.
RICKY MARTIN

Ignore the ignorant.
RICKY MARTIN

The homosexual community wants me to be gay. The heterosexual community wants me to be straight. Eve...
RICKY MARTIN

I eat everything, that's a problem. I don't have discipline. My favorite dish is the Caribbe...
RICKY MARTIN

Every family is different. I am mom and I am dad and I'm going to do my best. You should be prou...
RICKY MARTIN

I want my children to be proud of their father and to say, 'My father is the best dad in the wor...
RICKY MARTIN

One day I'm riding a bicycle in my neighborhood, the next day I auditioned for Menudo and was on...
RICKY MARTIN

I don't need anything to live, to be honest. Give me a mattress or a futon on the floor and I...
RICKY MARTIN

When you take things too seriously, you get old. You have to be silly. Whenever people say, 'Hey...
RICKY MARTIN

When someone isn't ready we must not try to force them out. People are being bullied and committ...
RICKY MARTIN

Anything can change in show business; you know how it goes, everything changes from one day to the o...
RICKY MARTIN

Sexuality and sensuality are completely different things. Sensuality is something that you're bo...
RICKY MARTIN

Buddha's teaching are very simple, you don't have to break your head to understand the messa...
RICKY MARTIN

I have been a victim of stereotypes. I come from Latin America and to some countries, we are conside...
RICKY MARTIN

I am convinced that music, like philanthropy, bridges hope.
RICKY MARTIN

A lot of people say, 'Wow, you're a single father of twin boys, that's crazy!' Two t...
RICKY MARTIN

These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come f...
RICKY MARTIN

The rights of homosexual people are human rights, and human rights are for everyone.
RICKY MARTIN

Country's hip; it's cool music.
RICKY SKAGGS

To reminisce with my old friends, a chance to share some memories, and play our songs again.
RICKY NELSON

I am not a wolf in sheep's clothing, I'm a wolf in wolf's clothing.
RICKY GERVAIS

I don't think people change. I think they definitely mature. But I think the essence of what I a...
RICKY WILLIAMS

I weren't an actor, I'd be a wildlife biologist or forest ranger.
RICKY SCHRODER

You just have to get rid of fear and confront the world. Look at yourself in the mirror and say to y...
RICKY MARTIN

There's no difference between fame and infamy now. There's a new school of professional famo...
RICKY GERVAIS

The best food I've had was actually in catering at 'Single Ladies.' It's insane. I c...
RICKY WHITTLE

My daughter's wanted to be an actress since she was six years old, but I didn't want her to ...
RICKY SCHRODER

It's difficult being a child actor. I don't think everything beautiful has to be exploited. ...
RICKY SCHRODER

I have a career I am proud of as a child actor. I'm not running away from it or embarassed with ...
RICKY SCHRODER

I have always thought beach weddings are beautiful. A sunset ceremony with a beautiful sky, white dr...
RICKY WHITTLE

In all of your living, don't forget to live.
RICKY MAYE

I was very outgoing, and a good-looking kid. I started doing all the catalogs. I made 60 commercials...
RICKY SCHRODER

When I was 9 years old, I really wanted to be in the show business. I really wanted to be an artist....
RICKY MARTIN

I'm closer to being happy. I'm doing things that make me happy. In football I loved to pract...
RICKY WILLIAMS

Every collaboration with a new person is like when you take a bin of Legos and dump them on the floo...
RICKY REED

I didn't grow up around wild horses, no. But I've appreciated their beauty and their power e...
RICKY SCHRODER

I don't want to dream anymore, I want my life to be real!
RICKY MARTIN

It's part of the calling to at least do a few songs in the show that give people some hope. Ther...
RICKY SKAGGS

I started practicing yoga. I started learning some hands-on healing stuff. And I found really good c...
RICKY WILLIAMS

Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone fr...
RICKY MARTIN

I love horror. I love 'The Shining,' 'Friday the 13th,' 'Halloween,' all tho...
RICKY SCHRODER

Directing, I just feel comfortable. I know what I want. I know what I want from my crew. I lead by e...
RICKY SCHRODER

If you are stuck at a dead-end job, or you know your friends are bringing you down, the time to act ...
RICKY REED

I believe Barack Obama has shown a deep conviction to help those most in need, even if their voices ...
RICKY MARTIN

Every night, you fight for that standing ovation at the end of the night. And if you do something wr...
RICKY MARTIN

I'm a big fan of old, classic American musclecars like a Shelby GT or the '69 Dodge Charger,...
RICKY WHITTLE

I really enjoy the writing process because I can do it from my house. I can create these characters ...
RICKY SCHRODER

I remember 'Rain Man' with Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman with all the Lamborghinis being lif...
RICKY WHITTLE

If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and H...
RICKY WILLIAMS

I had big shoes to fill, but the way we have been playing has made the transition easy.
RICKY PONTING

They know how important this game is and how important it is that everyone is 100 per cent fit going...
RICKY PONTING

We've probably got a decent first innings total already but hopefully we can start well in the morni...
RICKY PONTING

His dismissal in the second innings was exactly how we want to get him out,
RICKY PONTING

She said, 'I'm your biggest fan,' and I said, 'Who are you?' She said, 'Paris Hilton.'
RICKY GERVAIS

We came up a little bit short with our batting but our new ball bowling was outstanding,
RICKY PONTING

I think we've been a lot more disciplined with our bowling. Our batting at times has been more disci...
RICKY PONTING

I suppose I grew up wishing I was an American Jew for the comedy and the one-liners. ... actress who...
RICKY GERVAIS

Karl had expressed his horror in the past at the thought of a rectal examination, and I thought this...
RICKY GERVAIS

I'm from a little place called England ... We used to run the world before you.
RICKY GERVAIS

It's the one thing I actively don't like: just being recognized.
RICKY GERVAIS

Look, just tell me where that lemon came from and I'll shut up and go away.
RICKY GERVAIS

People see me in the suit and they know I'm not fooling anyone, they know I'm rock and roll through ...
RICKY GERVAIS

No one grows up saying 'I hope I work in an office one day?' And that fascinated me. People from 16 ...
RICKY GERVAIS

Pol Pot - he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told s...
RICKY GERVAIS

I'm a flawed character. I'm good at that. ... I'm your man. If you want John Wayne, forget it.
RICKY GERVAIS

If you had to do just one thing (as a boss) and nothing else -- it is just be fair. I think if you a...
RICKY GERVAIS

Brent was essentially an idiot who wasn't that bad but just wanted to be popular, ... whereas Andy h...
RICKY GERVAIS

So what if people think 'The Office' is better than 'Extras'? I had to do them in some order.
RICKY GERVAIS

They'd both tell you exactly what they wanted. 'Ashley, do this. Move the cup there. Turn round, tak...
RICKY GERVAIS

The grass isn't always greener on the other side!
RICKY GERVAIS

We were slapping each other's backs so hard we were red raw.
RICKY GERVAIS

the sharpest beak on the block.
RICKY GERVAIS

But it's the press perception of him we played with, ... Les isn't a sad, lonely man. Through no fau...
RICKY GERVAIS

I don't want to use up my cachet, the number of times my fat face is on telly.
RICKY GERVAIS

Where did you get that? ... Is it on sale already?
RICKY GERVAIS

When a crab's pissed it walks forward.
RICKY GERVAIS

That's exactly what it did on BBC2. The people that get onto focus groups are force-fed big, broad c...
RICKY GERVAIS

It's an honor to be on the same network that gave us 'The Sopranos,' ... They made me an offer I cou...
RICKY GERVAIS

Because it was couched in realism, I think people recognized things. The more you understand somethi...
RICKY GERVAIS

As long as they keep the important themes -- a job, work, a boss going through a mid-life crisis, tr...
RICKY GERVAIS

We had a hit list of people we approached, ... We told them some of the ideas we had. Because we spe...
RICKY GERVAIS

Why by a book when you can join a library.
RICKY GERVAIS

For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly, and t...
RICKY MARTIN

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.
RICKY PONTING

He's not as hard on himself as he once was. He's learnt a lot about the way he has to play his crick...
RICKY PONTING

Mike Hussey and Glenn McGrath's partnership on day two has been the defining moment of the test matc...
RICKY PONTING

Mike Hussey and Glenn McGrath's partnership on day two has been the defining moment of the Test matc...
RICKY PONTING

Mike Hussey and Glenn McGrath's partnership on day two has been the defining moment of the test matc...
RICKY PONTING

'Silver Spoons' was great memories - absolutely the best.
RICKY SCHRODER

We'd like to think the game would be a sell-out. We're certainly looking forward to the game.
RICKY PONTING

Definitely, James has ridden exceptionally well all year, not just these last three races.
RICKY CARMICHAEL

I have fond memories of my childhood. I spent five wonderful years on a popular TV show, but I didn&...
RICKY SCHRODER

I know when I've been playing a lot of golf it takes me a while to get back into cricket again. ...
RICKY PONTING

To have a week off in the middle of the season feels like a lot longer I think, so I feel really goo...
RICKY PONTING

I had some good teachers. One of the greatest teachers I've had is bluegrass music: going back a...
RICKY SKAGGS

I'm just proud of the way the guys came out and played. In all three phases, we played an altogether...
RICKY RAY

We're nowhere near our best yet but we still came away with a good win.
RICKY PONTING

That's something [director of pitching development] Dewey [Robinson] and the staff have really worke...
RICKY BENNETT

They kept responding to our buckets. We just had to keep playing (hard). We got some defensive stops...
RICKY HICKMAN

There's more happening in the 'papers than out on the field although there was a little bit of needl...
RICKY PONTING

I definitely have come out of my shell a lot more. When you question who you are, you can't be proud...
RICKY WILLIAMS

Bracken has got a great record here and he'll bowl well on the wicket.
RICKY PONTING

He's bowling 150km/h most balls. There's a very small margin for error there.
RICKY PONTING

If we can squeeze a few more runs out of the tail and then bowl well first thing in their innings it...
RICKY PONTING

Pol Pot - he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told s...
RICKY GERVAIS

So hopefully we can keep him under pressure.
RICKY PONTING

I guess it's disappointing for that kind of stuff to be coming out now,
RICKY PONTING

We played very well this week, and it was a good team performance. But I'm not sure if the West Indi...
RICKY PONTING

We're out there appealing every time we think something's out. I don't think there is anything wrong...
RICKY PONTING

I think there's a good chance that Glenn will be OK.
RICKY PONTING

Not scoring one for the whole calendar year last year was a bit disappointing but I didn't really fe...
RICKY PONTING

There was only one person in charge on the field and that was me,
RICKY PONTING

My friends said I was crazy, but L.A. is the hub of the industry. It's the epicenter of the busi...
RICKY WHITTLE

If the Indian people want stories written about themselves, how they want them told, they are going ...
RICKY SCHRODER

I didn't think it would be very special. Coming back to a franchise, an organization that I worked f...
RICKY WILLIAMS

You know why beads were started, don't you? ... They were used to count your prayers.
RICKY WILLIAMS

It is the intention for the Makars' Court to grow and develop as the Scottish national literary monu...
RICKY HENDERSON

We're just trying to pick the best team for this game, first and foremost, but he's a young bloke wh...
RICKY PONTING

Around the team I would have thought I have done most things right along the way,
RICKY PONTING

I felt like I started pretty well and probably got worse as the innings went on,
RICKY PONTING

It does look like a good wicket. I think it'll be a fairly traditional Sydney cricket wicket. It'll ...
RICKY PONTING

It is always nice to win a series. We had lot of pressure in both games. Andrew and Clarke played we...
RICKY PONTING

As an individual, if you are not playing as well as you like, you are always putting a bit more pres...
RICKY PONTING

Jason just has to keep positive, keep working hard,
RICKY PONTING

It's been mentally draining. The emotions have been up and down all day but I'm feeling pretty good ...
RICKY PONTING

This England side [2004-5] have a different feel to them. They have a bit of a winning habit and win...
RICKY PONTING

We were confident of going close -- maybe not as close as it was in the end.
RICKY PONTING

Even though we've lost this game, I think we can take away as much from this game as England can. Th...
RICKY PONTING

It hurt him a lot not taking part in the last test match so he will be pretty keen to prove everybod...
RICKY PONTING

We're saying all the right things in our team meetings,
RICKY PONTING

We bit the bullet early on day one and decided to bat on that wicket, knowing it will get a bit lowe...
RICKY PONTING

It was a little bit of a thing we had to clear up from today. It wasn't an incident. There were a fe...
RICKY PONTING

He's had a pretty solid workout this morning and did a lot of running between the wickets in the net...
RICKY PONTING

We are looking at those areas, as we always do, to look for little ways that we can improve ourselve...
RICKY PONTING

I wouldn't like to think that anybody is playing for their career in this game, certainly that hasn'...
RICKY PONTING

I have never been one who has sat back and taken all the accolades when the team has gone well. I th...
RICKY PONTING

I still rank England second,
RICKY PONTING

He smashed my chin. That didn't feel too good.
RICKY PROEHL

Bubba (Stewart) was in front of me and I followed for a lap and a half and then made a clean inside ...
RICKY CARMICHAEL

I'm not settling in, the points are too close. James (Stewart) is obviously riding really well.
RICKY CARMICHAEL

All the guys in our rooms, although they're disappointed, can certainly hold their heads high and kn...
RICKY PONTING

Casey came over and apologized. I guess he made a mistake, and it's very easy to make a mistake when...
RICKY RUDD

The guys did a great job in the pits, ... We just sort of tried to stay out of trouble. We've wrecke...
RICKY RUDD

We've wrecked out of this race the last three times,
RICKY RUDD

THEY LOOK THE SAME, BUT THEY DON'T DRIVE THE SAME.
RICKY RUDD

I wouldn't want to run a road course every weekend, but I wouldn't mind seeing one or two more on th...
RICKY RUDD

I'm really sort of surprised at this run because we spent 98 percent of our time yesterday working o...
RICKY RUDD

Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had an enormous influence on the whole range of sleight of hand. And so often, the magic he was doing was to fool other magicians.

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Dai Vernon, the greatest sleight of hand figure in the history of the art, rarely performed. But he invented magic and had an enormous influence on the whole range of sleight of hand. And so often, the magic he was doing was to fool other magicians.

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