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My interview with David Blaine, described as “…the greatest magician who ever lived” and has performed endurance feats ranging from being entombed in a plastic box between a three-ton water tank for…
For over 40 years Penn & Teller have defied labels—and at times physics and good taste– by redefining the genre of magic and inventing their own very distinct niche in comedy. Penn…
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Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goals, if he is able to think, if he is able to wait, if he is able to fast. We all have the ability to perform magic, to endure, to push ourselves beyond our limits, if we have the patience and the resilience.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
Endurance stays with you across everything, if you do it one place, you can do it anywhere. You're able to sustain because you've already trained your brain to do that.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
We have created a society that gives us more access to comfort. We have the ability to push much further than we think is possible, but the brain wants us to rest to allow the body to recover.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
The way you eliminate fear is to approach your situation from every angle, almost as though it were a logic puzzle. I like to think of it as approaching like a tortoise, not like a hare.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
Endurance is mind over body. It's about tapping into something within us that allows us to push further than we ever thought possible, especially at our weakest moments.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
Humans often come together by believing in ideas that may only exist in our imaginations. We have an ability to imagine together, to merge our ideas as a collective, which can slowly move us toward a future once believed to be impossible. This is part of what changes us from being simple animals to a group that will soon travel to Mars and perhaps even further. To me that is magic.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
Endurance stays with you across everything, if you do it one place, you can do it anywhere. You're able to sustain because you've already trained your brain to do that.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
We have the ability to push much further than we think is possible, but the brain wants us to rest to allow the body to recover. With practice and training we can overcome almost any discomfort.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
The way you eliminate fear is to approach your situation from every angle, almost as though it were a logic puzzle. It's also setting a goal but not being afraid to back away if you think that you're going to do irreversible damage on the way there.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
Endurance is mind over body. It's about tapping into something within us that allows us to push further than we ever thought possible, especially at our weakest moments.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
Humans often come together by believing in ideas that may only exist in our imaginations. 50 years ago, talking to somebody on the other side of the world with a device that fits in your hand, walking on the moon, or sending a rocket to Pluto would have been beyond our realities and could only have been possible with magic.
— David BlaineIllusionist & Street Magician Known for Endurance Stunts & Television Specials
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