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title: "3 Bridge Quotes By Philippe Petit"
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> [I started putting a wire up in secret and performing without permission. Notre Dame, the Sydney Harbor Bridge, the World Trade Center.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-started-putting-a-wire-up-in-secret-and-performing-without/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51a/philippe-petit-3697_bridge_i-started-putting-a-wire-up-in-secret-an_902261.jpg)

> [Notre Dame and Sydney - that was nothing. Notre Dame doesn't have a police station; it is not 1,000 or so feet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/notre-dame-and-sydney-that-was-nothing-notre-dame-doesn-t-have-a/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd6/philippe-petit-3697_access_notre-dame-and-sydney-that-was-nothing-n_1609707.jpg)

> [I did a walk in 1973 illegally in the northern side of the Sydney Harbor Bridge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-did-a-walk-in-1973-illegally-in-the-northern-side-of-the-sydney/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/philippe-petit-3697_bridge_i-did-a-walk-in-1973-illegally-in-the-no_1934767.jpg)

## Other authors on Bridge

## More by Philippe Petit

> [If I look at the performance of another friend Sting, whenever I hear him take over a stage and share his art with millions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-i-look-at-the-performance-of-another-friend-sting-whenever-i-hear/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [I am a wire-walker. I can walk any time, anywhere - I'm indestructible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-am-a-wire-walker-i-can-walk-any-time-anywhere-i-m-indestructible/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [I have been performing in the street for more than 50 years: magic for basically 60 years, and the high wire 45 years. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-have-been-performing-in-the-street-for-more-than-50-years-magic-for/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [I needed more knowledge in rigging and knotting. I started collecting books on knots and really learning more and more. That's how it started.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-needed-more-knowledge-in-rigging-and-knotting-i-started-collecting/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [To be able to create fully, it's maybe fine that you learn the rules, but you have to forget and to rebel against those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/to-be-able-to-create-fully-it-s-maybe-fine-that-you-learn-the-rules/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [When a loved one disappears, you continue to live with the accompaniment of that person. One has to find a balance between joy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-a-loved-one-disappears-you-continue-to-live-with-the/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [You must not fall. / When you lose your balance, resist for a long time before turning yourself toward the earth. Then jump. /…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/you-must-not-fall-when-you-lose-your-balance-resist-for-a-long-time/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [When I was six years old, I fell in love with magic. For Christmas, I got a magic box and a very old book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-i-was-six-years-old-i-fell-in-love-with-magic-for-christmas-i/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [I don't like to risk my life, so I prepare sometimes for months or sometimes for years. But sometimes after a walk, I look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-don-t-like-to-risk-my-life-so-i-prepare-sometimes-for-months-or/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [When I perform outside, the major problem that could arise is strong wind.I spend months preparing for the types of wind that occur in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-i-perform-outside-the-major-problem-that-could-arise-is-strong/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [If I have to make a self-portrait, I would put poetry and rebellion on the list. To be able to walk on a wire,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-i-have-to-make-a-self-portrait-i-would-put-poetry-and-rebellion-on/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [Whenever other worlds invite us, whenever we are balancing on the boundaries of our limited human condition, that’s where life starts, that’s where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/whenever-other-worlds-invite-us-whenever-we-are-balancing-on-the/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [I have walked many times around the world and each time it's different from the last one. It feels a little bit like I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-have-walked-many-times-around-the-world-and-each-time-it-s/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [I am a thief of knowledge, and in a survival way, I had to solve all the problems around me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-am-a-thief-of-knowledge-and-in-a-survival-way-i-had-to-solve-all/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

> [Metaphorically speaking, of course, if I put a problem behind my pillow and fall asleep, very often because my brain went to sleep with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/metaphorically-speaking-of-course-if-i-put-a-problem-behind-my-pillow/)

[Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/)

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