--- title: "15 Very Quotes By Philippe Petit" description: "15 Very quotes by Philippe Petit. Plus more from Philippe Petit and more Very sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/philippe-petit-3697_easy_it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you_1854236.jpg" --- > [It's very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you-spend-a-whole-lifetime/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/philippe-petit-3697_easy_it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you_1854236.jpg) > [What I think tailors the creativity of most people are the rules that we learn from the age we are very small…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/what-i-think-tailors-the-creativity-of-most-people-are-the-rules-that/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/philippe-petit-3697_age_what-i-think-tailors-the-creativity-of-m_2997182.jpg) > [I started very early, from five or six years old, to climb. To climb trees, to climb rocks everywhere I could. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-started-very-early-from-five-or-six-years-old-to-climb-to-climb/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/philippe-petit-3697_climb_i-started-very-early-from-five-or-six-ye_1203461.jpg) > [On a very long and very high wire, I will not hope to not be blown off by high winds. I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/on-a-very-long-and-very-high-wire-i-will-not-hope-to-not-be-blown-off/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d3/philippe-petit-3697_blown_on-a-very-long-and-very-high-wire-i-will_1610125.jpg) > [You see, it's actually very good that a human activity is performed very close to death, because that's where life is. Life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/you-see-it-s-actually-very-good-that-a-human-activity-is-performed/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04e/philippe-petit-3697_activity_you-see-it-s-actually-very-good-that-a-h_1843616.jpg) > [It is very normal for people on the ground to look at somebody apparently walking in midair and thinking first that person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/it-is-very-normal-for-people-on-the-ground-to-look-at-somebody/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/323/philippe-petit-3697_apparently_it-is-very-normal-for-people-on-the-grou_1003233.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f7/philippe-petit-3697_also_i-like-everybody-else-have-a-certain-fea_2627204.jpg) > [Metaphorically speaking, of course, if I put a problem behind my pillow and fall asleep, very often because my brain went to…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/204/philippe-petit-3697_alive_metaphorically-speaking-of-course-if-i-p_322183.jpg) > [Truly, from a very early age, I started distancing myself from other kids, not out of willingness, but just out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/truly-from-a-very-early-age-i-started-distancing-myself-from-other/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/146/philippe-petit-3697_adventure_truly-from-a-very-early-age-i-started-di_2966107.jpg) > [It's very normal - when you're not used to the world of the high wire, it's very normal to be simply terrified.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/it-s-very-normal-when-you-re-not-used-to-the-world-of-the-high-wire/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d27/philippe-petit-3697_because_it-s-very-normal-when-you-re-not-used-to_889831.jpg) > [I started making monkey bridges, like kids do, and climbing and rappelling with ropes. Very naturally, I needed some knots. At the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-started-making-monkey-bridges-like-kids-do-and-climbing-and/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47b/philippe-petit-3697_action_i-started-making-monkey-bridges-like-kid_788713.jpg) > [It would be very, very dangerous for a wire walker to experience fear while he is balancing on the wire. Fear has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/it-would-be-very-very-dangerous-for-a-wire-walker-to-experience-fear/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4a/philippe-petit-3697_after_it-would-be-very-very-dangerous-for-a-wi_1763742.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) > [When I was six years old, I fell in love with magic. For Christmas, I got a magic box and a very…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/philippe-petit-3697_book_when-i-was-six-years-old-i-fell-in-love_152840.jpg) > [This moment where we think we rest, when the brain is floating, you know, in sleep, is actually a moment where I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/this-moment-where-we-think-we-rest-when-the-brain-is-floating-you/) [Philippe Petit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philippe-petit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d2/philippe-petit-3697_actually_this-moment-where-we-think-we-rest-when_2173002.jpg) ## Other authors on Very ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/very/philippe-petit/#itemlist", "name": "15 Very Quotes By Philippe Petit", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Philippe Petit" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you-spend-a-whole-lifetime/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/philippe-petit-3697_easy_it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you_1854236.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/philippe-petit-3697_easy_it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you_1854236.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/philippe-petit-3697_easy_it-s-very-easy-to-walk-on-a-wire-if-you_1854236.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's very easy to walk on a wire if you spend a whole lifetime practicing for it.” — Philippe Petit", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What I think tailors the creativity of most people are the rules that we learn from the age we are very small - in school, our parents.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Philippe Petit" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/what-i-think-tailors-the-creativity-of-most-people-are-the-rules-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/philippe-petit-3697_age_what-i-think-tailors-the-creativity-of-m_2997182.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/philippe-petit-3697_age_what-i-think-tailors-the-creativity-of-m_2997182.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/philippe-petit-3697_age_what-i-think-tailors-the-creativity-of-m_2997182.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What I think tailors the creativity of most people are the rules that we learn from the age we are very…” — Philippe Petit", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started very early, from five or six years old, to climb. 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