David Blaine quotes

David Blaine is an American illusionist, endurance artist, and magician known for his high-profile feats of endurance. His televised stunts and street magic have redefined modern magic performance. He continues to captivate audiences worldwide with daring and innovative acts. Here are 28 of his quotes:

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. (David Blaine)
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. View quote
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In truth, the only restrictions on our capacity to astonish ourselves and each other are imposed by our own minds. View quote
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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. View quote
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Basically, I was a kid growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn. View quote
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As a kid I used to hold my breath longer than anybody else, and then I heard stories about people accidently underwater for 45 minutes - how do you recover from that? It's not a miracle. Something allows us to survive. View quote
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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. View quote
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We are all capable of infinitely more than we believe. View quote
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My only fear is the unknown. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (David Blaine)
I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death. View quote
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As a kid, I always was obsessed with Houdini. View quote
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I do a lot of research on what people have done in the past. View quote
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I was obsessed with the idea of fasting and isolation. View quote
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I'd go to Coney Island to hang out, and I saw a magician doing a rope trick on the boardwalk. I was fascinated. I guess that's how it started. View quote
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I think that when Evel Knievel crashed over the fountain at Caesars, it kind of gave you a credibility and then anticipation for everything he did. View quote
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I remember finding a Houdini book at the library and seeing an image of him chained on the side of a building. He looked so intense and scary, and I couldnt get that image out of my head. That started building up my love of magic. View quote
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I have not had time to reflect on my own truths in many years. View quote
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I'd always wanted to do these types of things - pieces of magic I could put out not as illusions, but really doing it. View quote
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It was just like a digital fixation with cards and math and science and then I started to look at images of great magicians from Houdini down the line. (David Blaine)
I'd like to bring magic back to the place it used to be 100 years ago. View quote
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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. View quote
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My mother was a teacher, and when she wanted to show me art and literature and science, she'd take me to museums, parks and free exhibitions. View quote
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I think everything I do is normal, not paranormal but normal. It's using the power of the mind to achieve whatever we can endure. View quote
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David Blaine

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Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Illusionist
Born: April 4, 1973
Quotes count: 28
Wikipedia: David Blaine

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