Petit walks the wire back and forth four times, varying the walks with little routines from time to time.
Philippe Petit’s Moment of Concern Walking the WTC Tightrope|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I study [sic] the Towers in France when they were being planned,” Petit says.
Philippe Petit’s Moment of Concern Walking the WTC Tightrope|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paul Winter played the saxophone and Melissa Leo, the actress, read texts written by Petit himself.
Philippe Petit’s Moment of Concern Walking the WTC Tightrope|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Petit says that somebody once told him they understood his reliance on his eyesight, his sense of touch, even his sense of smell.
Philippe Petit’s Moment of Concern Walking the WTC Tightrope|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Petit usually marinates his projects, sometimes for many years.
Philippe Petit’s Moment of Concern Walking the WTC Tightrope|Anthony Haden-Guest|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The petit bleu did not arrive until after the crime was discovered, so the room remained empty.
Through the Wall|Cleveland Moffett
By its control of the grand and petit juries it possesses large influence over the administration of justice.
Messages and Papers of Rutherford B. Hayes|James D. Richardson
Mr. Petit stated, "Nothing can exceed this nave in beauty and gracefulness."
The Cathedrals of Great Britain|P. H. Ditchfield
The western environment drives the petit bourgeoisie to demand political home rule or local autonomy in legislative government.
The I.W.W.|Paul Frederick Brissenden
Strange to say, the readers of the Petit Moniteur, to whom it was first offered in a serial form, did not like it.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern Volume 11|Various
British Dictionary definitions for petit (1 of 2)
petit
/ (ˈpɛtɪ) /
adjective
(prenominal)mainlylawof little or lesser importance; smallpetit jury
Word Origin for petit
C14: from Old French: little, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for petit (2 of 2)
Petit
/ (Frenchpəti) /
noun
Roland (rɔlɑ̃). 1924–2011, French ballet dancer and choreographer. His innovative ballets include Carmen (1949), Kraanerg (1969), and The Blue Angel (1985); he also choreographed films, such as Anything Goes (1956) and Black Tights (1960)