Ricky Jay Quotes
Theft annoys me more than anything else. The purloining of effects from another magician. Some people think it's massive to steal the secrets of nuclear reactors, but to steal a card move is trivial. They're wrong.
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
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And we will accept the creation of the Iberian Federation of a socialist republic which will give each region the right to construct its life in accordance with its economic possibilities and political preponderance.
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As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.
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All students should have the opportunity to receive their high school diplomas and be fully prepared for college or the workplace.
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I'm active in PAX, which is a gun awareness organization. We treat gun safety as a public health issue.
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If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an artificial conformity; but would merely insist on their unbending quest for truth, irrespective of artificial backgrounds or practical consequences.
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I eat, sleep, and drink my character. It is my fantasy to go to another planet.
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As an artist, you're pretty sheltered backstage. You often don't know what's going on out there.
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The longer your life goes on, the more death you face.
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I just think we want to stay healthy, and I don't think we think about a sense of urgency. We realize how old we are, we realize we've been playing this game for a long time, but you know what? We're not done yet.
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The physicists say that I am a mathematician, and the mathematicians say that I am a physicist. I am a completely isolated man and though everybody knows me, there are very few people who really know me.
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So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.
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I've been to Chicago a lot - it's one of my favorite places. My wife is from Chicago, and I worked in the theater there a lot.
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I understand the importance of political power, so I will use my strength and influence to convince as many people as I can within the party and outside the party that a Palestinian state is bad news for Israel.
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I'm strong enough to guard the big guys and have enough heart to lock them down.
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Everything I do has an underlying political question.
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I always think about how Chaka Khan used to take suede, all these classic fabrics, and then make them very movable. She's my everything!
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The independent companies tend to be successful in areas that the majors stay away from - then they get nabbed.
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The fall couture presentations in Paris are usually my favorite moment on the fashion calendar: beautiful weather, a busy rather than manic schedule, and, let's face it, seeing the artistry, the embroidery, and handmade magnificence that goes into every dress.
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Be temperate in your drinking, remembering that too much wine cannot keep either a secret or a promise.
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Family life got better and we got our car back - as soon as we put 'I love Mom' on the license plate.
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Theft annoys me more than anything else. The purloining of effects from another magician. Some people think it's massive to steal the secrets of nuclear reactors, but to steal a card move is trivial. They're wrong.
