Alain Robert famous quotes

Authorities arrest me, release me, and then invite me back to host public events. I think it's interesting.
-- Alain Robert

#Thinking #Interesting #Events

We are living in a world where everything is based on security.
-- Alain Robert

#World #Security

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.
-- Alain Robert

#Mean #Climbing #Lasts

I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life.
-- Alain Robert

#Giving Up #Healing #Risk

Fortunately, the courts discharged me every time after they understood what I had done.
-- Alain Robert

#Done #Court #Understood

It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't.
-- Alain Robert

#Feelings #Want #Cop

Life has to be dangerous.
-- Alain Robert

#Dangerous

I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest.
-- Alain Robert

#World #Around The World #Building

I don't want to follow the herd.
-- Alain Robert

#Want #Herds

I make good money: One speech nets me more than what most people make in six months.
-- Alain Robert

#People #Speech #Months

I see myself as a climber and an activist.
-- Alain Robert

#Activist #Climbers

People need to learn to live with more risk.
-- Alain Robert

#People #Risk #Needs

Sometimes doing the forbidden can be nice.
-- Alain Robert

#Nice #Being Nice #Sometimes

In fact, it will be very easy to climb the building because of its shape and architecture.
-- Alain Robert

#Hiking #Shapes #Facts

To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it's part of my life.
-- Alain Robert

#Drinking #Climbing #Eating

I enjoy every climb - maybe it's because it's a literal dance between life and death.
-- Alain Robert

#Life And Death #Between Life And Death #Enjoy

I feel completely alone - it's like melting, I am the structure, and I am also Alain Robert.
-- Alain Robert

#Melting #Structure #Feels

Modern people are only willing to believe in their computers, while I believe in myself.
-- Alain Robert

#Believe #People #Computer

All these buildings are like mountains I would like to climb, but I am forbidden.
-- Alain Robert

#Mountain #Building #Forbidden

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.
-- Alain Robert

#Rocks #Feelings #Elements

I love all people, whatever race they are.
-- Alain Robert

#Race #People

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.
-- Alain Robert

#People #Comfort #Want

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.
-- Alain Robert

#Building #Wells #Climbs

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.
-- Alain Robert

#Strong #Goal #Limits

When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent's apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.
-- Alain Robert

#Keys #Parent #Seven

Whenever I climb I have to also entertain.
-- Alain Robert

#Climbs

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.
-- Alain Robert

#Beautiful #School #Self Confidence