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Last night I was invited to perform at the 50th wedding anniversary of Dr Hans Rausing (a very rich chap!), and it was probably one of the most memorable nights of my life. They had spent well over £1m on the event.

After I had done my bit, I ended up standing amongst hundreds of millionaires, watching the single most spectacular fireworks display I had ever seen, perfectly synchronised to Ride of the Valkyries, I had goose pimples all over. I was sipping champagne, eating caviar and was thinking of all the times my mum used to say “get a proper job!”

This moment reminded me of one of my favourite quotes that I heard many years ago but can’t remember where. It goes something like:

“Working as a magician, you’ll never make a million dollars ….but you’ll live like a millionaire and make a million friends!”

I love that quote and I believe it’s true, I often bring it up in small talk with the host after a function, emphasising the ‘million friends’ part, that makes them feel warm and fuzzy, and helps implant a good image of my performance in their mind.

Problem is; I can’t for the life of me remember who said it, or even if that’s exactly how it goes. I’ve tried Googling it, but to no avail.

Does anybody know who said it or the exact quote if it’s not right?

Dave

I said it......nah just kidding.

Its a great quote tho'

I'm afraid I don't know either, but if you're going to live like a millionaire you should start using the correct noun "quotation" rather than "quote"

Farlsborough wrote:I'm afraid I don't know either, but if you're going to live like a millionaire you should start using the correct noun "quotation" rather than "quote"

Since when did money have anything to do with intelligence?

And if you want to get technical, Farlsy, old boy, shouldn't it actually be "Who is the originator of this quotation?" since one cannot "say" a "quote"?

Hi Dave think that was a quote from either The Magician or The Presigde, based on an old Harry A Jansen (Dante) quote.

I remembering reading some thing like it, it his biograpghy, Good Night Mr Dante by Val Andrews.

Darren @ The Magic Attic

It is definitely not in "The Prestige". I had to watch this movie at least a hundred times...
but I think it might be by Marvyn Roy? But I'm not so sure about that.

I would have preferred "who quoth thusly..."

Farlsborough wrote:I would have preferred "who quoth thusly..."

Balderdash and piffle! Dos't thou not mean whom quoth thusly, thine orator being designated the subject of said sentence 'pon your contraction? Exit! Persued by bear!

queen of clubs wrote:

Farlsborough wrote:I would have preferred "who quoth thusly..."

Balderdash and piffle! Dos't thou not mean whom quoth thusly, thine orator being designated the subject of said sentence 'pon your contraction? Exit! Persued by bear!

Pursued by bear!