Alain Robert Quotes
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I don't want to follow the herd.
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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 even more of a feeling of height than rock faces.
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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 them, someone who lives on the edge.
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In fact, it will be very easy to climb the building because of its shape and architecture.
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I love all people, whatever race they are.
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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.
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I make good money: One speech nets me more than what most people make in six months.
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I feel completely alone - it's like melting, I am the structure, and I am also Alain Robert.
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Fortunately, the courts discharged me every time after they understood what I had done.
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I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life.
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Sometimes doing the forbidden can be nice.
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I see myself as a climber and an activist.
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People need to learn to live with more risk.
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It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't.
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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.
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I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.
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When I climb a building, I've been there already, and carefully planned how to start the climb as well as how to do it.
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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 is find such strength within ourselves. Know how to develop it.
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To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.
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We are living in a world where everything is based on security.
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When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.
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Whenever I climb I have to also entertain.
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Modern people are only willing to believe in their computers, while I believe in myself.
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Authorities arrest me, release me, and then invite me back to host public events. I think it's interesting.