Alain Robert Quotes
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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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I don't want to follow the herd.
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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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It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't.
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People need to learn to live with more risk.
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I see myself as a climber and an activist.
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Sometimes doing the forbidden can be nice.
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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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I make good money: One speech nets me more than what most people make in six months.
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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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Fortunately, the courts discharged me every time after they understood what I had done.
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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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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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I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.
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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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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 feel completely alone - it's like melting, I am the structure, and I am also Alain Robert.
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We are living in a world where everything is based on security.
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Whenever I climb I have to also entertain.
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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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Authorities arrest me, release me, and then invite me back to host public events. I think it's interesting.
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Life has to be dangerous.