Daring feat Quotes

It is no achievement to walk a tightrope laid flat on the floor.

'Heroism' is not the same as coping. A man who does his job properly and succeeds through his own efforts is definitely to be commended, but he is not a hero in the classic sense until he deliberately lays his life on the line for a cause he deems to be greater than himself.

A single feat of daring can alter the whole conception of what is possible.

The Queen of England jumped out of a helicopter and parachuted into the stadium. What was even more amazing was when Prince Charles flew in using his ears as a hang glider.

I started walking a wire when I was 2 years old, and this has been a dream of mine to recreate this walk.

I jumped off a 30ft diving board for a dare once and it wasn't fun.

I want to ride my motorcycle up the side of the Luxor to the light and vanish.

I'm not good at explaining why I walked across Afghanistan.

Since time out of mind, a considered act of heroism has been the cure for stultifying ambivalence.

I walked on a high wire at Battersea power station for Comic Relief in 2011. It was the scariest but the most exciting moment. I hated being on it but as soon as I stepped off I was desperate to get back on and do it again!

I could jump out of this window feet first, which would be the safe way. But the way I'd do it would be to use a ramp, get a running start, dive through head first and maybe throw in a little roll at the end. Doing it that way makes it more spectacular.

That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion.

For though Duncan was a mere mortal, flawed as well, he'd accomplished a daring feat. Aye, he'd captured an angel. And she belonged to him.

I base jumped off one of the highest buildings in the world.

You don't have to be someone who likes walking a tightrope across the Twin Towers to watch 'Man On Wire.'

It was a Monday and they walked on a tightrope to the sun.

My derring-do allows me to dance the rigadoon around you but by the time I'm close to you I lose my desideratum.

Dude, I just watched you climb up a f*cking building!-Lace

There should be a burnished tablet let into the ground on the spot where some courageous man first ate Stilton cheese, and survived.