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> [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/)

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> [I will never fall prey to celebrity because I am too busy. I have other things to do than look at myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-will-never-fall-prey-to-celebrity-because-i-am-too-busy-i-have/)

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

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> [Every year, I am conscious of the anniversary of my 1974 World Trade Center walk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/every-year-i-am-conscious-of-the-anniversary-of-my-1974-world-trade/)

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

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> [I am not up there by chance. I am there by choice. And I know the wire. And I know my limits.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-am-not-up-there-by-chance-i-am-there-by-choice-and-i-know-the-wire/)

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

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> [I am the poet of the high wire - I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-am-the-poet-of-the-high-wire-i-never-do-stunts-i-do-theatrical/)

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

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> [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/)

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> [On the high wire, within months, I'm able to master all the tricks they do in the circus, except I am not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/on-the-high-wire-within-months-i-m-able-to-master-all-the-tricks-they/)

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

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> [An intellectual challenge presents itself? I am in bliss. Instantly, it brings forth the notion of triumph.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/an-intellectual-challenge-presents-itself-i-am-in-bliss-instantly-it/)

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

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> [I, like everybody else, have a certain fear of heights, and I have to be very careful when I am in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-like-everybody-else-have-a-certain-fear-of-heights-and-i-have-to-be/)

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

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> [My time is always divided when I prepare for a wire walk. First I dream, technically and artistically, and then I go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/my-time-is-always-divided-when-i-prepare-for-a-wire-walk-first-i/)

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

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> [I keep saying I am an auto-didact, but I have a lot of outside influences. One I could cite is juggler Francis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-keep-saying-i-am-an-auto-didact-but-i-have-a-lot-of-outside/)

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

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> [If you see how carefully I prepare for any kind of walk, legal or illegal, small or big, you will see that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-you-see-how-carefully-i-prepare-for-any-kind-of-walk-legal-or/)

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

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> [I am fascinated by the engineering. The science of constructing and understanding why it stands. And I am drawn by the madness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-am-fascinated-by-the-engineering-the-science-of-constructing-and/)

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

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> [If I am practicing on the wire, and you pushed me, I would not move, and if you take a piece of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-i-am-practicing-on-the-wire-and-you-pushed-me-i-would-not-move-and/)

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

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## Other authors on I am

## 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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