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How the early priests came in...

How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

My Brain is the key that sets...

My Brain is the key that sets me free.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

My chief task has been to con...

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 64 quotes

I do not believe that ghosts ...

I do not believe that ghosts or spirits exist.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

Another method of eating burn...

Another method of eating burning coals employs small balls of burned cotton in a dish of burning alcohol.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

No performer should attempt t...

No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

I make the most money, I thin...

I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

What the eyes see and the ear...

What the eyes see and the ears hear, the mind believes.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

It is still an open question,...

It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

I have made compacts with fou...

I have made compacts with fourteen different persons that whichever of us died first would communicate with the other if it were possible, but I have never received a word.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

I'm tired of fighting... ...

I'm tired of fighting...

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

The great day of the Fire-eat...

The great day of the Fire-eater - or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater - has passed.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

It is not unusual for the eye...

It is not unusual for the eye or ear to play tricks with one, but when such illusions and delusions are taken for the Spirit forms of the departed and voices of the dead instead of being recognized as some subjective phenomena brought about by a physical cause, the situation takes on a grave aspect.

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But it must not be thought th...

But it must not be thought that I say this out of personal experience: for in the many years that I have been before the public my secret methods have been steadily shielded by the strict integrity of my assistants, most of whom have been with me for years.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

In all feats of fire-eating i...

In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held naturally.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

To cause the face to appear i...

To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm.

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I am a great admirer of myste...

I am a great admirer of mystery and magic. Look at this life - all mystery and magic.

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It is needless to say that wo...

It is needless to say that women make the most patient as well as the most dangerous pickpockets.

Harry Houdini 64 quotes

Eating coals of fire has alwa...

Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat.

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I think that in a year I may ...

I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

Что стало с детьми-звездами: Рэдклифф и компания спустя годы

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....