Best 3503 quotes in «magic quotes» category

There are no magic wands, no hidden tracks, and no secret handshakes that can bring you immediate success, but with time, energy and determination you can get there.

There are no limits, and that applies to everyone on earth.

There aren't any magical words, really. Words just hold the magic.

There are only two kinds of people in the world, suckers and people that can be had. Everyone can be had, but a sucker will always bet you $50 that he can't be had. Maybe magicians are around to remind us we can all be had, so we don't become suckers.

There are people who try to figure things out. Often, magic is presented in a way that sets up a challenge that I actually find kind of appalling. You know, "I'm clever, I can do something, and you don't know what it is." And that instills in the audience the idea that, "Yes, I do. You're not that clever.

There are thousands of good reasons why magic doesn't rule the world. They're called Witches and Wizards.

There are times when I feel uninspired and I don't want to compose. I call these my 'bewitched' periods. I have to be touched with a magic wand.

There are two ways of avoiding fear: one is by persuading ourselves that we are immune from disaster, and the other is by the practice of sheer courage. The latter is difficult, and to everybody becomes impossible at a certain point. The former has therefore always been more popular. Primitive magic has the purpose of securing safety, either by injuring enemies, or by protecting oneself by talismans, spells, or incantations.

The reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living.

...there is a fine line between wishing to produce child-like astonishment and treating people like infants.

There is a magic factor that is sometimes on a movie set, that is a really, really beautiful thing that cannot be compared to anything else, if you are somebody that is really passionate about acting or directing or the world of movies.

There is a magic thing called 'tone' in a film, that the director must master and maintain.

There is an incredible amount of magic and feistiness in black men that nobody has been able to wipe out. But everybody has tried.

There is magic in sincere forgiveness - magic to heal.

There is a single main definition of the object of all magical Ritual. It is the uniting of the Microcosm with the Macrocosm. The Supreme and Complete Ritual is therefore the Invocation of the Holy Guardian Angel; or, in the language of Mysticism, Union with God.

There is magic in knocking down your most important domino day after day. All you have to do is avoid breaking the chain, one day at a time, until you generate a powerful new habit in your life.

There is magic in misery. Just ask any runner.

There is magic, but you have to be the magician. You have to make the magic happen.

There is no magic method of beginning... Take hold of your nerves, and jump.

There is no magic in small plans.

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.

There is no magic on earth strong enough to wipe out the legacies of one's parents.

There is no magic move or secret that creates victory but lots of little items that, when added together, can make you victorious.

There is no magic wand that can resolve our problems. The solution rests with our work and discipline.

There is something in omens.

There is no real magic to being a good leader. But at the end of every week, you have to spend your time around the things that are really important: setting priorities, measuring outcomes, and rewarding them.

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

There is nothing special in the world. nothing magic. just physics.

There is no way I could have ever dared to make a documentary, much less have the money to make a documentary, if it was on 16mm. But, with the magic of digital.

There is something magical in seeing what you can do, what texture and tone and colour you can produce merely with a pen point and a bottle of ink.

There is this tendency to think that if you could only find the magic way, then you could become a poet. "Tell me how to become a poet. Tell me what to do." . . . What makes you a poet is a gift for language, an ability to see into the heart of things, and an ability to deal with important unconscious material. When all these things come together, you're a poet. But there isn't one little gimmick that makes you a poet. There isn't any formula for it.

There's a good part of Computer Science that's like magic. Unfortunately there's a bad part of Computer Science that's like religion.

There really is a certain magic that happens when you're in the studio. And it's important in life to feel that magic: to feel that there is something greater moving all this along.

There’s a bit of hidden magic in every mistake. The magic is called learning.

There's a kind of power thing about the camera. I mean everyone knows you've got some edge. You're carrying some magic which does something to them. It fixes them in a way.

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.

There's a lot of symbolism to your return. Is that going to be enough to reinvigorate the company with a sense of magic?

There's no magic line between an application and an operating system that some bureaucrat in Washington should draw.

There's a quote I love, the full version is a bastardisation of quotes from William Hutchison Murray and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, but it's about the importance of starting things - not completing or succeeding - but beginning. It ends: "Anything you dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, magic and power in it. Begin it now!".

There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness.

There's no magic for getting into the groove... just banging away at it. Sometimes the lyrics come first, sometimes the music.

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.

There's nothing magic about regulations, too much is bad, too little is bad.

there’s nothing more powerful than human fear—not magic, not vampire strength. Nothing.

There's a magic that comes from playing entirely to who you are. I've got my specialist subject - in the Mastermind sense - and I wouldn't change it, or who I am.

There's more magic in a baby's first giggle than in any firestorm a wizard can conjure up, and don't let anyone tell you any different.

There's no subtext in Harry Potter really; it's all magic, anything can happen. Why do I say this? Because it's a magic spell. It's quite nice in a way. There is a real freedom to it.

There's nothing magic about spending on tanks and bombs rather than roads and bridges.

There's not much point in finding a magic ring that lets you into other worlds if you're afraid to look at them when you've got there.

There's precious little to say between day and dark, Perhaps a few words on the implacable will Of time sailing like a magic barque Or something as fine for the amenities.