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“You can always find a way to do something. Now, of course, when I do the action, it's an action that inspires people, it's a gift to people, it's not the other way around, I do not take something, I do not hurt people. Yes, I think today would be more than impossible and yet part of me would think that I continue to think that nothing is impossible.”

Quote by Philippe Petit

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Philippe Petit is a French artist renowned for his famous high-wire performances over New York's Times Square and other locations around the world. Born on August 13, 1949, he has been passionate about high-wire acts since childhood and became a pioneer in the field as an adult. more

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