I enjoy every climb – maybe it’s because it’s a literal dance between life and death.
ALAIN ROBERTAll these buildings are like mountains I would like to climb, but I am forbidden.
More Alain Robert Quotes
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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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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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To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it’s part of my life.
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All these buildings are like mountains I would like to climb, but I am forbidden.
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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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Sometimes doing the forbidden can be nice.
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I don’t want to follow the herd.
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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.
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People need to learn to live with more risk.
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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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I see myself as a climber and an activist.
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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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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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Soloing is the most beautiful way of climbing; no material constrains, just you and the rock, the sun, nature; a kind of school for courage, willpower and self-confidence.
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