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When extremists extract concessions from democracies on points of principle, either by blackmail or terror, democracies do not have long left.


Philippe Val

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PHILIPPE PETIT Sera heureux celui ou celle pour qui tout est très important et, en même temps, sans aucune import...
PHILIPPE SOLLERS I was never part of the sailing circle, but I enjoy when I'm invited to sail.
PHILIPPE PETIT I am a wire-walker. I can walk any time, anywhere - I'm indestructible.
PHILIPPE PETIT In Quebec, we're less inhibited artistically, culturally, politically. We're less focused on...
PHILIPPE FALARDEAU If a leaf fell from a tree, I'd stop juggling and play with the leaf. I went to my prop bag and ...
PHILIPPE PETIT As I'm studying magic, juggling is mentioned repeatedly as a great way to acquire dexterity and ...
PHILIPPE PETIT If I have to make a self-portrait, I would put poetry and rebellion on the list. To be able to walk ...
PHILIPPE PETIT If I see three oranges, I have to juggle. And if I see two towers, I have to walk.
PHILIPPE PETIT I needed more knowledge in rigging and knotting. I started collecting books on knots and really lear...
PHILIPPE PETIT My time is always divided when I prepare for a wire walk. First I dream, technically and artisticall...
PHILIPPE PETIT I am fascinated by the engineering. The science of constructing and understanding why it stands. And...
PHILIPPE PETIT I am not up there by chance. I am there by choice. And I know the wire. And I know my limits. And I ...
PHILIPPE PETIT We are extremely pleased by these results. We believe that they are the first validation of the ther...
PHILIPPE ARCHINARD Sie war nicht schön, sie war schlimmer als das. (Doktor Véron über Mata Hari)
PHILIPPE COLLAS Our experience with previous bids has taught us a great deal about the needs and aspirations of the ...
PHILIPPE BAUDILLON As a high wire walker, I do not allow myself to 'leave the wire' during a performance.
PHILIPPE PETIT I walk on the wire; it's my profession, and there are no two high wire walks alike.
PHILIPPE PETIT If I had been born in the circus, my parents would have pushed me on that little high wire at four y...
PHILIPPE PETIT