The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin. Harry Houdini More Quotes by Harry Houdini More Quotes From Harry Houdini No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. No ropes or chains can keep me from my freedom. Harry Houdini rope iron hands My Brain is the key that sets me free. Harry Houdini magic freedom keys Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything. Harry Houdini magic trying children What the eyes sees, the ear hears, and the mind believes. Harry Houdini magic eye believe Never tell the auidience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves. Harry Houdini magic My chief task has been to conquer fear. The public sees only the thrill of the accomplished trick; they have no conception of the tortuous preliminary self-training that was necessary to conquer fear. Harry Houdini training tasks self Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can't understand it. Harry Houdini scientist accepted magic Keep up your enthusiasm! There is nothing more contagious than exuberant enthusiasm. Harry Houdini contagious magic enthusiasm Some say I do it this way, others say I do it that way, but I say I do it the other way. Harry Houdini magic way An old trick well done is far better than a new trick with no effect. Harry Houdini tricks wells done A magician is only an actor - an actor pretending to be a magician. Harry Houdini pretending magician actors I am not an irretrievable skeptic. I am not hopelessly prejudiced. I am perfectly willing to believe, and my mind is wide open; but I have, as yet, to be convinced. I am perfectly willing, but the evidence must be sane and conclusive. Harry Houdini evidence mind believe Look at this life - all mystery and magic. Harry Houdini magic mystery looks Anyone who believes in magic is a fool. Harry Houdini fool magic believe I always have on my mind the thought that next year I must do something greater, something more wonderful. Harry Houdini next-year mind years The secret of showmanship consists not of what you really do, but what the mystery-loving public thinks you do. Harry Houdini mystery secret thinking Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements. Harry Houdini elements terrible fire 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 wall men mean It is needless to say that women make the most patient as well as the most dangerous pickpockets. Harry Houdini wells dangerous patient I must fling myself down and writhe; I must strive with every piece of force I possess; I bruise and batter myself against the floor, the walls; I strain and sob and exhaust myself, and begin again, and exhaust myself again; but do I feel pain? Never. How can I feel pain? There is no place for it. Harry Houdini bruises wall pain
