Whenever other worlds invite us, whenever we are balancing on the boundaries of our limited human condition, that’s … - Philippe Petit

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We must not conceal from ourselves that no improvement in the present depressing situation is possible without a severe struggle; for the handful of those who are really determined to do something is minute in comparison with the mass of the lukewarm and the misguided. And those who have an interest in keeping the machinery of war going are a very powerful body; they will stop at nothing to make public opinion subservient to their murderous ends.

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 start feeling yourself living.

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I am very sensitive to all form of music, painting, sculpting, dancing, and I love cinema also. For example if I look at the work of the dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, who happens to be a friend of mine, everything he does is inspiring to me.

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I am the poet of the high wire - I never do stunts; I do theatrical performances.

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Improvisation is empowering because it welcomes the unknown. And since what's impossible is always unknown, it allows me to believe I can cheat the impossible.

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I was not born into the world of the stuntman and the daredevil; I was born into the world of theater and writing and sculpting and classical music.

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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 different locations.

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