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“The core practice of magic is: The execution of a willed intent to create change in the material world, which either defies, hastens or purifies the consequences of natural cause and effect.”

World Causes Natural Practice Magic Effects Materials Consequence Core Execution Cause And Effect Material World

Author:Zeena Schreck

“The world is a better place because of Margot. Let us remember and give thanks for Margot, her brilliant mind, her loving heart, her beautiful voice, her activism, her writings, her news reporting, her other works, her magic, her bright spirit.”

World Giving Writing Mind Heart Beautiful Remember Spirit Voice Magic News Activism Brilliant Thanks Better Place Paganism Brilliant Minds Beautiful Voice News Reporting

Author:Selena Fox

“I suffer as always from the fear of putting down the first line. It is amazing the terrors, the magics, the prayers, the straightening shyness that assails one.”

Firsts Suffering Lines Prayer Magic Terror Shyness

Book:Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters

Source: Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters

“I think Ace is a great guitarist, and with the four original members of KISS, there's a magic and chemistry that you just can't touch.”

Thinking Four Magic Kissing Members Originals Chemistry Guitarist Aces

Author:Vinnie Vincent

“If you are really true to yourself and really follow your intuition in the most rigorous way, there is a moment that becomes universal, that reaches everybody. That’s the real magic of Björk-she teaches us the courage to be ourselves.”

Ifs Way Real Moments Teach Magic Universal Intuition True To Yourself Really True

Author:Marina Abramovic

“Out of the bliss comes magic, wonderment and creativity.”

Creativity Magic Bliss

Author:Michael Jackson

“It's the first and only rule. Magic comes when you're not looking for it.”

Firsts Magic

Book:Geek Girl (Geek Girl, Book 1)

Source: Geek Girl (Geek Girl, Book 1)

“There's room for magic and inspiration. There's room to live a better story.”

Stories Inspiration Rooms Magic

Author:Jamie Tworkowski

“[My work] is using light as a material to influence or affect the medium of perception. I feel that I want to use light as this wonderful and magic elixir that we drink as Vitamin D through the skin - and I mean, we are literally light-eaters - to then affect the way that we see.”

Way Want Feels Mean Use Light Wonderful Magic Influence Materials Drink Perception Skins Mediums Vitamins Elixir Vitamin D

Author:James Turrell

“Filmmaking is a difficult process. There are the logistics of making a film. You have to do your part, and then change the entire thing around to do someone else's part. A lot of the magic is lost, in between that, and you have to figure out how to get it back.”

Film Lost Process Difficult Magic Figures Filmmaking Logistics

Author:Aaron Eckhart

“That's the magic of moviemaking. You clearly identify one scenario with the other, and it's a completely different experience.”

Different Magic Scenarios Different Experiences

Author:Leonardo DiCaprio

“It is better to have a cat and mouse game where the cat has the upper hand than a cat and mouse game where the mice are ruling. Because the latter means that the market participants are given free range. That was actually the big misconception of our national hero Ronald Reagan, who always talked about the magic of the market.”

Mean Hands Bigs Games Given Magic Hero Cat Range Latter Mice Ruling Misconception Participants Upper Hand Cat And Mouse

Author:George Soros

“Late night chaining of videos and basically obsessing are rare for me, and often I've never even seen the videos of my favourite songs. That said, in terms of my own personal magic, video has probably rated lower than most music fans.”

Said Night Song Term My Own Magic Fans Late Video Favourite Late Night Obsessing Music Fans Favourite Songs

Author:Kieron Gillen

“I would visit Vegas every year when I was a kid. Vegas, to a kid, is a playground, as much as it is to adults. I discovered the magic store in a hotel and would spend hours and hours in there.”

Years Kids Hours Magic Adults Stores Hotel Vegas Playgrounds

Author:John Francis Daley

“When Pixies broke up in 1993, I gave up the drums for the longest time. I hadn't been doing a lot, but I ended up attending a magic convention that initially got me interested. I took classes, bought videos, and practiced relentlessly. I began performing at parties and soon realized that developing an on-stage routine is often tougher than being a musician. I focused my act on magic that incorporated as much science as it did entertainment, which was really satisfying for me.”

Party Class Magic Stage Musician Entertainment Focused Video Developing Broke Performing Routine Satisfying Conventions Gave Up Attending Broke Up Pixies

Author:David Lovering

“Playing music in front of thousands of people never bothered me. It was only when I started putting on magic shows in front of a much smaller audience that I would begin sweating bullets, so I'm much more focused now.”

People Shows Audience Magic Fronts Focused Bullets Bothered Playing Music Sweating Magic Show

Author:David Lovering

“I want to try to apply my abilities sometimes to make families happy, so I have to make movies at a venue that are not gratuitously violent, that are not using bullets and bloodshed, but are using things like magic and fantasy and enchantment and the imagination. To me that's just all positive stuff. But I am eclectic and I still like to make movies for the midnight audience as well.”

Want Trying Wells Stills Sometimes Stuff Imagination Ability Fantasy Audience Magic Violent Bullets Midnight Enchantment Venues Bloodshed Eclectic

Author:Nicolas Cage

“Realize you can chase your dreams with just believing. Don't be afraid to believe in some magic; if proof not in front in of you, follow your gut.”

Ifs Believe Dream Realizing Magic Fronts Proof Your Dreams Guts Chase Your Dreams

Author:Chris Wyse

“There's a kind of magical thinking about these kinds of things. Throw away those bad photos before the "magic" attaches to them, so the good ones stand out.”

Thinking Kind Magic Standing Out Magical Thinking

Author:Gretchen Rubin

“Hemingway and Saroyan had the line, the magic of it. The problem was that Hemingway didn't know how to laugh and Saroyan was filled with sugar.”

Knows Problem Lines Laughing Know How Magic Filled Sugar

Book:Sunlight Here I Am: Interviews and Encounters, 1963-1993

Source: Sunlight Here I Am: Interviews and Encounters, 1963-1993

“Each of the films, whether it’s Magic Mike or Dallas Buyers Club, was a challenge for me. I had to dig deeper. Also, my decision to shake things up came after my first child was born. I had taken nearly two years off and I thought that I would enjoy my time as a dad and wait until something interesting came along.”

“Directors like William Friedkin (Killer Joe), Steven Soderbergh (Magic Mike) and Lee Daniels (The Paperboy) got in touch with me and wanted me to be part of their films. That was a whole new chapter for me. I didn’t chase any of those films and it made me think that I was right to take a chance, say no to the kind of thing I had grown tired of doing, and wait until something good came around. And it did.”

Thinking Kind Made Whole Wanted Film Waiting Chance Magic Directors Tired Killers Chapters Mike Take A Chance Magic Mike

Author:Matthew McConaughey

“It was a magic caused by the collision of modern methods and old ones; modern history and ancient; accessibility and isolation. And it was a magic which could only strike spark about that time. A few years earlier, from the point of view of aircraft alone, it would have been impossible to reach these places; a few later, and there will be no such isolation.”

Years Has Beens Views Impossible Magic Modern Method Ancient Point Of View Strikes Flight Isolation Aviation Sparks Aircraft Collision Accessibility Modern History

Book:NORTH TO THE ORIENT

Source: NORTH TO THE ORIENT

“The purpose of ritual is to change the mind of the human being. It's a sacred drama in which you are the audience as well as the participant, and the purpose of it is to activate the parts of the mind that are not activated by everyday activity ... 'Magic' becomes the development of techniques that allow communication with hidden portions of the self, and with hidden portions of all other islands in this 'psychic sea.'”

“Understanding how to find the magic moments in your daily life is critical. If you subscribe to the philosophy that says, "My vacation will free me from burnout," then you`re waiting for a few days out of the year to make up for many days of stress. Instead, you have to be able to take mini-vacations on a daily basis.”

Ifs Years Philosophy Moments Able Life Is Waiting Understanding Magic Bases Stress Critical Daily Life Vacation Burnout Magic Moments

Author:Tony Robbins

“You realize true magic of cinema when you put the right people together, at the right time, with the right kind of project, where they're not worried about their salary, they're not worried about their caravan.”

People Kind Together Realizing Magic Projects Worried Cinema Right Time Salary Caravans

Author:Jean-Marc Barr

“I think the story should always determine the visual approach. There are situations where you want things to feel alive and like life, and there are situations that should have some magic and the separation with the grain.”

Thinking Want Feels Should Stories Situation Alive Magic Approach Should Have Determine Separation Visuals Grain

Author:Judd Apatow

“There is no magic milkshake or workout machine. I think the real machine is your body. I do love treadmills, ellipticals, stationary bikes, free weights.”

Thinking Real Body Magic Machines Weight Your Body Bike Workout Treadmills Stationary Milkshakes

Author:Richard Simmons

“Some writing courses will advise you to write what you know. I've always thought this is very odd advice ... because it means, for example, that I should not be writing about Nicholas Flamel, because I didn't live in France in the 15th Century, I was not an alchemyst, am not immortal (despite the rumours) and do not know magic.”

Knows Should Writing Mean Courses Magic Advice Century Example Despite France Odd Immortal Advise Rumours

Author:Michael Scott

“Is there a connection between language and magic? Yes. Ten times yes. So much yes that it almost doesn't bear talking about. It's as pointless that arguing that the sun is hot.”

Language Talking Sun Magic Bears Ten Connections Hot Arguing Pointless

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“Language is inexorably tied to power and understanding. And power and understanding are the roots of magic. Just the act of writing something down is a magical act.”

Writing Language Understanding Magic Roots Tied

Author:Patrick Rothfuss

“The truth of who we are has nothing to do with religion or the type of car that we drive or the color of our skin. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. And the human experience part is very temporary. So, things like the bar, love, magic, dancing, and colors are there to remind us to not take all of this stuff so seriously.”

Humans Spiritual Stuff Magic Car Color Type Skins Dancing Bars Who We Are Temporary Human Experience Spiritual Beings

Author:RuPaul

“I'm inspired by the music, always have been, always will be, it's only what a track or instrumental interpretation from a producer can do that will excite my pen into making magic for someone else to enjoy..Only the music inspires me.”

Has Beens Enjoy Can Do Magic Inspire Inspired Track Producers Interpretation Pens

Author:Truth Hurts

“I've worked ever since I was a kid with a two-bit kit of magic tricks trying to improve my skills at entertaining whatever public I had - and to make myself ready, whenever the breaks came, to entertain a wider and more demanding public.”

Trying Two Kids Bits Break Magic Ready Skills Tricks Entertaining Magic Tricks Two Bit

Author:Johnny Carson

“I've taken magic lessons since I was five-years-old. When I was little I would wear a top hat and cape, and I'd get relentlessly beat up by jocks. That's why I don't care for sports.”

Years Littles Care Sports Taken Five Magic Lessons Beats Don't Care I Don't Care Five Years Hats Five Year Olds Capes Jocks Top Hats

Author:Matthew Gray Gubler

“I want you to hear how I can tell stories. I want you to hear how I can make these records about these females and make them feel every way I can. I want you to feel my magic. I want you to respect me and my artistry.”

Way Want Feels I Can Stories Records Magic Female I Want You Artistry Respect Me

Author:Kirko Bangz

“Technology is 50% of rock 'n' roll - the magic, the art, the performance. If you don't have good technicians and a strong road crew who are devoted and believe in you and protect you, you're totally naked.”

Ifs Believe Art Strong Technology Magic Rocks Protect Performances Naked Rock N Roll Devoted Crew Believe In You Protect You Technicians

Author:Patti Smith

“One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word.”

Men Religion Magic Usa One Man Engineering Engineers Another Man Null Engineering Inspirational

Book:Time Enough for Love

Source: Time Enough for Love

“The use of soul-force for turning stones into bread would have been considered, as it is still considered, as black magic.”

Has Beens Stills Soul Use Force Black Magic Stones Bread Black Magic Soul Force

Book:Gandhi: 'Hind Swaraj' and Other Writings

Source: Gandhi: 'Hind Swaraj' and Other Writings

“Imagine if you were a drummer, and you accidentally picked up two magic wands instead of sticks. There you are, keeping the beat, the next thing you know, your bass player turns into a can of soup.”

Ifs Knows Two Humor Funny Turns Next Imagine Player Magic Beats Sticks Soup Bass Drummer Wands Bass Players Magic Wands

Author:Mitch Hedberg

“I felt quite frankly having been raised during the depression and looking back at the roaring twenties, the jazz age, which was a very magic timer in my mind because it was something that I had missed.”

Mind Age Felt Magic Twenties Jazz Raised Looking Back Roaring Timer Jazz Age Roaring Twenties

Author:Hugh Hefner

“I am drawn to writing books about magic and the supernatural because those are the types of books I like to read. I've written many short stories with realistic settings, and I certainly wouldn't rule out realistic novels in the future!”

Writing Book Stories Novel Written Magic Type Setting Settings Realistic Short Story Writing A Book

Author:Cassandra Clare

“A lot of people feel like urban fantasy is a shortcut that gets you around world-building, because it's set "in the real world." But it doesn't really work that way, as I found out. You have to come up with just as consistent an internal cosmology and magic system as you would if you were writing high fantasy.”

People Ifs World Way Feels Writing Real Found Fantasy Magic Building Come Up Consistent Internals Real World Urban Cosmology Shortcuts

Author:Cassandra Clare

“In a closed urban fantasy, the magical world is secret and no one knows about it. In an open urban fantasy, everyone knows about it. So with a closed fantasy, you have to figure out how the world keeps itself secret, and with an open one, you have to figure out how knowledge of magic has altered the world we know.”

Knows World Secret Fantasy Magic Figures Urban Altered

Author:Cassandra Clare

“If you're writing, you're a writer. If you're talking about it or thinking about it, I'm not so sure. Writing is ninety-eight percent work and two percent magic.”

Ifs Thinking Writing Two Talking Magic Percent Eight Ninety Ninety Eight

Author:Barbara Kingsolver

“Magic has a spiritual element, and is considered very important and of value, and magicians have always been a little bit silly, so if you're going to portray a modern day magician, there's gotta be a little silliness.”

Ifs Littles Important Spiritual Values Bits Magic Modern Elements Little Bit Silly Magician Modern Day Silliness

Author:Jon Turteltaub

“I think there is an element of magic in photography - light, chemistry, precious metals - a certain alchemy. You can wield a camera like a magic wand almost. Murmur the right words and you can conjure up proof of a dream. I believe in wonder. I look for it in my life every day; I find it in the most ordinary things.”

“I had decided to be a magician well before I decided to be a writer. I was the little boy who would get up on-stage and do magic wearing a fake mustache, which would fall off during the performance. I'm still trying to perform those tricks. Now I do it with writing.”

Writing Trying Wells Littles Stills Fall Boys Magic Stage Decided Performances Tricks Get Up Fake Magician Little Boys Mustache

Author:Ray Bradbury

“Whenever I'm in need of inspiration and mantras, I go straight to simple affirmations. 'I am strong', 'I am brave', 'I can do this' and 'I'm awesome'. Whatever you put after 'I am', you will become. 'I am' are the two most powerful words, so make sure what you say after 'I am' is what you want to experience. It's like a magic trick.”

Want Needs I Can Two Inspiration Strong Can Do Simple Powerful Magic Brave What You Want Tricks Most Powerful Affirmation Mantras I Am Strong I Can Do This Magic Tricks Powerful Words

Author:Jason Mraz

“Life is very mysterious and there are many things we don't know. And there are elements of magic realism in every culture, everywhere. It's just accepting that we don't know everything and everything is possible.”

Knows Life Is Culture Accepting Magic Elements Mysterious Realism Magic Realism

Author:Isabel Allende

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