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Portrait of Alain Robert

Alain Robert

(1962) Rock Climber

28 quotes in 134 categories

Alain Robert is a rock climber, best known for Introduction to the representation theory of compact and locally compact groups.

Quick Facts About Alain Robert

Born: August 7, 1962
Profession: Rock Climber
Notable works: Introduction to the representation theory of compact and locally compact groups

About Alain Robert

Alain Robert is a French rock climber and urban climber. Nicknamed "the French Spider-Man" or "the Human Spider", Robert carries out free solo climbs of skyscrapers using no climbing equipment except for a small bag of chalk and a pair of climbing shoes.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Alain Robert

When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.

Apartment

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People need to learn to live with more risk.

Needs

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I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.

Between life and death

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Modern people are only willing to believe in their computers, while I believe in myself.

Believe

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I love all people, whatever race they are.

Love

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In fact, it will be very easy to climb the building because of its shape and architecture.

Architecture

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Whenever I climb I have to also entertain.

Climbs

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Sometimes doing the forbidden can be nice.

Being nice

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I feel completely alone - it's like melting, I am the structure, and I am also Alain Robert.

Feels

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Plus, I very much like the feeling of height, and buildings have even more of a feeling of height than rock faces.

Buildings

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I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest.

Around the world

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I make good money: One speech nets me more than what most people make in six months.

Communication

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All these buildings are like mountains I would like to climb, but I am forbidden.

Building

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Life has to be dangerous.

Dangerous

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Fortunately, the courts discharged me every time after they understood what I had done.

Court

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There is a percentage of people who want to be a little bit outside their comfort zone and I am one of…

Comfort

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We are living in a world where everything is based on security.

Cybersecurity

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Authorities arrest me, release me, and then invite me back to host public events. I think it's interesting.

Authority

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I don't want to follow the herd.

Herds

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To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.

Climbing

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Soloing is the most beautiful way of climbing; no material constrains, just you and the rock, the sun, nature; a kind of…

Beautiful

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With buildering, I get to keep that element of danger. Plus, I very much like the feeling of height, and buildings have…

Building

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If you've climbed the first 140 meters it doesn't mean that you've succeeded; you are going to succeed by climbing the last 10 meters.

Climbing

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It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't.

Cop

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We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals. All we have to do…

Achieve

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