“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“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.”
— Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire
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“I was thrown out of five different schools, because instead of listening to the teachers, I was my own teacher.”
— Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire
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“Faith is what replaces doubt in my dictionary.”
— Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire
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“Start gluing feathers to your arms, and take off and fly and look at the world from a different perspective.”
— Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire
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