Houdini Knew Quotes & Sayings

The salient feature of America in the Age of Obama is a failed government class institutionally committed to living beyond its means, and a citizenry too many of whom are content to string along. — Mark Steyn

There are directors who desire to be artistic. It is pathetic to compare the seriousness of their aim with the absurdity of their attainment. — W. Somerset Maugham

I find my life is a lot easier the lower I keep my expectations. — Bill Watterson

Kiernan gives him a suspicious look. "You performed at the Expo?"
"Yes," Bess answers. "Along with his brother, Dash. They headlined as The Brothers Houdini on the Midway Plaisance."
"Really?" Kiernan shakes his head. "I was there as well. For the entire run. I knew every headliner on the Midway."
Houdini eyes shift slightly. "Well, we weren't exactly headliners, but yes, we did perform at the Fair. — Rysa Walker

Dedication is not what others expect of you, it is what you can give to others. — Henry Miller

I happen to love rules. I love having a plan. I love a film set that's run like a well-oiled machine. I thrive in structure; I drown in chaos. I love rules and I love following them. Unless that rule is stupid. And yes, I have felt qualified, no matter my age, to make that determination. Scrupulous people don't enjoy causing trouble, but they can be defiant as hell. As — Anna Kendrick

What simple and
ordinary lives we live,
underneath the shadows
of projection screen
artists — Phil Volatile

Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him. — Minna Antrim

It may take practice to think more positively and more compassionately, but just as you must train a puppy to behave the way you want it to, you must train your mind to behave itself. Otherwise, like the puppy, your mind will just make a lot of messes. — Tom Barrett

When I was younger, I wasn't concentrating on good days. I was managing a career and trying to have a good year. It would always 'lead' to something, which never leads to anything except death, where everything leads to. And then as I got older, and then I had my kids and everything, I began to appreciate a great Wednesday. — Albert Brooks

I knew, as everyone knows, that the easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place some one is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will mean sudden death. That's what attracts us to the man who paints the flagstaff on the tall building, or to the 'human fly' who scales the walls of the same building. — Harry Houdini

The problem is that I know the textbook answers to any question you care to ask. — Eoin Colfer

Sometimes movies really are the best medicine. — Alice Hoffman