ABranco comments on On Doing the Impossible - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ABranco 13 October 2009 04:54:54AM 0 points [-]

Reminded me immediately of Philippe Petit — the French artist who gained fame for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers (WTC) in 1974. Commenting on the vision of his yet-to-be-accomplished project, he said:

"It's impossible, that's sure. So let's start working."

The inspiring documentary on his feat, Man On Wire, won an Academy Award in 2008. His kind of perseverance seems to rely on a rather unbreakable spirit of self-confidence.