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I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets. — Misty Copeland

I knew that I just didn't have it in me to give up, even if I sometimes felt like a fool for continuing to believe. — Misty Copeland

Happy the man who early learns the wide chasm that lies between his wishes and his powers. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

My worst date would be with someone nervous who has nothing to say. I like people who inspire me. — Tamara Mellon

The ballet world I don't think is an art form that is quick to change or to adjust or evolve. — Misty Copeland

I believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way. — Misty Copeland

I never thought of myself as special or particularly good at anything. But once I started ballet, suddenly I had a new identity: prodigy. — Misty Copeland

Finding ballet was like finding this missing piece of myself. — Misty Copeland

It's weird for minorities even just to buy tickets to the ballet. We feel like it's not a part of our lives and we're not a part of that world. — Misty Copeland

Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in. — Misty Copeland

Oh, darling, you know we writers must occasionally stretch a point to heighten the dramatic situation. — Patrick Dennis

I think that having a platform and having a voice to be seen by people beyond the classical ballet world has really been my power, I feel. — Misty Copeland

You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation — Misty Copeland

I know that I'm talented, and I know that I'm not in American Ballet Theater because I'm black - I'm here because I'm a gifted dancer. — Misty Copeland

I want to share the ballet world with everyone. — Misty Copeland

It's time to write our own story. — Misty Copeland

Over time, though, the small changes add up. Sometimes they even transform cities and nations, and yes, the world. — Katie J. Davis

Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this. — Misty Copeland

My favorite thing before going to school was watching 'Full House,' 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch,' and 'Boy Meets World.' — Sabrina Carpenter

Sometimes I think life is a sad, sad business, Doc. I really do. — Stephen King

We're all travelling heavy with illusions. — Sherman Alexie

I want to bring awareness to the lack of diversity in ballet, and feel like that's a large part of my purpose. — Misty Copeland

Don't hold on to the barre like, 'I might die.' It's just ballet. — Misty Copeland

Hopefully, I'll be a part of ABT, in some way, forever. I think I'll always be a part of ballet and try to push diversity, for as long as I live. — Misty Copeland

I know that I'll forever be involved in ballet. This is where my life was meant to be, and I don't see myself straying completely away, ever. — Misty Copeland

No one can keep out of conflict, the entire world is at war, and even though the allies are doing better, the end is nowhere in sight. — Anne Frank

Ballet.something pure in this crazy world — Misty Copeland

It takes a lot of money to be a part of the ballet world. Both the training and the supplies are expensive, the shoes, the leotards and the tights. — Misty Copeland

The classical ballet world is so exclusive and small, and a lot of people don't know about it. — Misty Copeland

I ended up training only for four years before I was accepted into American Ballet Theater in New York City. — Misty Copeland

In a ballet company, you're trying to create unison and uniform when you're in a cour de ballet. — Misty Copeland

Ballet was so structured. I'd been craving something that could guide me. — Misty Copeland

All you can do is be your best self. I'm representing more than just me. I think everyone should be like that. — Misty Copeland

I learned how to communicate and articulate myself from ballet. It's just insane to me, when they don't think of that as a part of our education. — Misty Copeland

At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced. — Misty Copeland

I don't feel like my life is that of a superstar! Every day I wake up, I take the train, I go to my ballet class. My everyday life is pretty normal. — Misty Copeland

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