We know that you do not have a magic wand ...

We concede that there is no magic wand to overcome our country s problems.

Marco Tempest A magical tale

Moses spoke to the children of Israel and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods and the rod of Aaron was among their rods.

You shall write Aaron's name on the rod of Levi for there shall be one rod for each head of their fathers' houses.

And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.

But there are no magic recipes for modernization.

Speak to the children of Israel, and take of them rods, one for each fathers' house, of all their princes according to their fathers' houses, twelve rods write every man's name on his rod.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods write thou every man's name upon his rod.

You, son of man, take one stick, and write on it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions then take another stick, and write on it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions

Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his companions then take another stick, and write upon it, For Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and for all the house of Israel his companions

tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his companions and I will put them with it, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in my hand.

Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold, I will take the stick of Joseph, which is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with him, even with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand.

Can you imagine? A car on a stick.

Lula has called this a magic moment for the Brazilian economy.

Teddy Roosevelt, of course, preferred to Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Yahweh has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers,

The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

Governments cannot just conjure that up by waving a magic wand.

However, it is clear that we will not find miracle solutions.

I've seen transvestites take beatings by a madam s stick.

Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Nor do I pretend that we have discovered the magic formula that would kick start the negotiations.

Yahweh said to him, What is that in your hand? He said, A rod.

And the LORD said unto him, What is that in thine hand? And he said, A rod.

CAMBRIDGE There is no magic Keynesian bullet for the eurozone s woes.

There is no magic bullet for controlling XDR TB.

Speak softly and carry a big stick, Theodore Roosevelt counseled.

I began the class by asking students whether they would approve of my carrying out a particular magic experiment.

This must be an exception, they kept repeating, like a mantra or a prayer.

The other 97 deficits did not magically appear.

Joker Presenting my pogo stick. MT Ah. Watch out.

He grows sideburns, wears a long frock coat, and carries a walking stick.

In Japan this type of stick is called the Hanbō meaning half stick, and in FMA (Filipino Martial Arts) it is called the Eskrima or escrima stick, often made from Rattan.

Separation of powers might as well be an obeah spell. And forget about discussing our Executive arm the President, Chief Justice and Judiciary might as well be a council of wizards.

A recent study of runic magic suggests that runes were used to create magical objects such as amulets, but not in a way that would indicate that runic writing was any more inherently magical, than were other writing systems such as Latin or Greek.

Generations go by, somebody says, hey, why don't we put it on a stick?

For they each cast down their rods, and they became serpents but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

For they cast down every man his rod, and they became serpents but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

In the late 1970s and 1980s, he went on to work with a ceremonial magical group known as the Ordine Della Luna, prior to his death.

Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff for the laborer is worthy of his food.

Nor scrip for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves for the workman is worthy of his meat.