#w

The greatest shoemaker in England for many, many decades; he used to be the royal shoe-maker for the Queen Mother. This is where I learnt my trade. ↗

— Manolo Blahnik

#england #greatest #i #learnt #many

The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues. ↗

— Rene Descartes

#greatest #minds #vices #virtues #well

There is nothing charming about a woman who cannot walk in her shoes. ↗

— Manolo Blahnik

#cannot #charming #her #nothing #shoes

My mother encouraged it so much. She was so supportive. Even if as a kid, I would do the dumbest trick, which now that I look back on some things, she would love it, she would say that's amazing, or if I'd make the ugliest drawing, she would hang it up. She was amazing. ↗

— David Blaine

#back #drawing #dumbest #encouraged #even

I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse. ↗

— David Blaine

#amazing #as far as #believe #best #expect

My only fear is the unknown. ↗

— David Blaine

#only #unknown

As a kid, I always was obsessed with Houdini. ↗

— David Blaine

#houdini #i #i always #kid #obsessed

There was some scene in The Blues Brothers movie, when they had the chicken wire across the front of the stage, and it was almost like that. They had a big guard rail around the stage, which kept the college kids from getting on... we had some good times. ↗

— William Bell

#almost #around #big #blues #blues brothers

But as they say about sharks, it's not the ones you see that you have to worry about, it's the ones you don't see. ↗

— David Blaine

#ones #say #see #sharks #they say

I have not had time to reflect on my own truths in many years. ↗

— David Blaine

#i #many #my own #own #reflect