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title: "34 Wire Quotes By Philippe Petit"
description: "34 Wire quotes by Philippe Petit. Plus more from Philippe Petit and more Wire sayings from other authors."
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> [I have a fear of water, believe it or not. To put a wire 12 feet over a swimming pool frightens me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-have-a-fear-of-water-believe-it-or-not-to-put-a-wire-12-feet-over-a/)

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

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> [I was thrown out of different schools because I was practicing my arts - magic, juggling, and the high wire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-was-thrown-out-of-different-schools-because-i-was-practicing-my/)

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

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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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> [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/)

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> [Death frames the high wire. But I don’t see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/death-frames-the-high-wire-but-i-don-t-see-myself-as-taking-risks-i/)

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

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> [As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/as-a-high-wire-walker-i-do-not-allow-myself-to-leave-the-wire-during/)

[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've been arrested many times for illegal high wire walking and illegal street performing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-ve-been-arrested-many-times-for-illegal-high-wire-walking-and/)

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

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> [I have been performing in the street for more than 50 years: magic for basically 60 years, and the high wire 45…](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/)

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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/)

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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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> [If I have to make a self-portrait, I would put poetry and rebellion on the list. To be able to walk on…](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/)

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> [I usually practice on a small, low wire, that features the predominant wind. I study the meteorology of the place at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-usually-practice-on-a-small-low-wire-that-features-the-predominant/)

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

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> [My parents were intelligent and encouraging, but at the same time, they were displeased at me becoming a wandering troubadour and wire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/my-parents-were-intelligent-and-encouraging-but-at-the-same-time-they/)

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

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> [For me, when I am on the wire, I do not have a problem of eliminating or blocking fear. I do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/for-me-when-i-am-on-the-wire-i-do-not-have-a-problem-of-eliminating/)

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

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> [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/)

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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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> [I rendezvous with the long wire and perform the 'torero walk', gliding my feet, holding the pole away from my body, head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-rendezvous-with-the-long-wire-and-perform-the-torero-walk-gliding/)

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

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> [It is treacherous on a high wire to change your focus point and suddenly look down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/it-is-treacherous-on-a-high-wire-to-change-your-focus-point-and/)

[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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> [Wire-walking in performance is one thing - I never fell, of course. If I had, I wouldn't be here talking about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/wire-walking-in-performance-is-one-thing-i-never-fell-of-course-if-i/)

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

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> [I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-walk-on-the-wire-it-s-my-profession-and-there-are-no-two-high-wire/)

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

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> [I'm a wire-walker, but actually, I'm a moviemaker that hasn't done his first movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-m-a-wire-walker-but-actually-i-m-a-moviemaker-that-hasn-t-done-his/)

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

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> [Usually, when I walk on a wire, I inspect the anchor point on both sides before crossing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/usually-when-i-walk-on-a-wire-i-inspect-the-anchor-point-on-both/)

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

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> [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/)

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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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> [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/)

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> [When I was learning by myself, despite my parents, despite my teachers, despite society, when I was fighting for building my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/when-i-was-learning-by-myself-despite-my-parents-despite-my-teachers/)

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

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> [I was born in a world of opera, theatre, films, poetry, art, and therefore, out of the wire, I made a stage.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/i-was-born-in-a-world-of-opera-theatre-films-poetry-art-and-therefore/)

[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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> [Of course, the slightest little mistake on the wire will deprive me of my life, so in that sense, yes, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/of-course-the-slightest-little-mistake-on-the-wire-will-deprive-me-of/)

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

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> [The wire is a safe place for me to be. The street is not. Life is not. It's a rigorous and simple…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/the-wire-is-a-safe-place-for-me-to-be-the-street-is-not-life-is-not/)

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

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> [If I had been born in the circus, my parents would have pushed me on that little high wire at four years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philippe-petit/if-i-had-been-born-in-the-circus-my-parents-would-have-pushed-me-on/)

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

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## Other authors on Wire

## 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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