One of the things I enjoy is the challenge of Mother Nature.

There's weight on me to raise the bar, to carry on that legacy. But that's what drives me. Making sure that no one ever forgets who the Wallendas are.

I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now.

One thing that was passed on from generation to generation in my family, over seven generations in 200 years, was never give up. That's the way we live.

If you take suede leather and put it on a piece of steel, and put moisture on it, it actually sticks.

I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.

I do everything I do to pay tribute to my great-grandfather.

I'm always looking for the next major hurdle and doing something that the world has never seen.

I'm one of those people who always tries to overachieve. I want to do more. I want to do bigger things.

It's Niagara Falls. It's one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world. Who wouldn't want to walk across it?

I respect what I do deeply. I don't get nervous to the point of fear.

Arms control is by definition a rejection of disarmament.

Without enthusiasm nothing great can be effected in art.

I didn't like having secrets. Secrets only ended up hurting people.

It's pretty scary to know how quickly time flies.

However much I may like to talk about or be interested in a more philosophical or moral agenda, [film] is, ultimately, about narrative. And it's about telling stories that are engaging and dramatic.

I'm playing golf. I ride my mountain bike. A lot. I think it's very important for me and other people my age to continue to exercise.

The only reason I get out of bed at all on weekends is because eventually I can't stand the taste of my own breath any more.

I like European and South American literature, but mostly I read nonfiction.

I loved downers, almost any kind. Loved the colors of them. Loved them yellow... I did. I would just have a bouquet in my hands at night.

I play Irish popular music, yeah? Calling it folk is like putting it in a box. It's a living tradition, you know?