Misty Copeland Ballet Quotes
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Misty Copeland Ballet Quotes & Sayings
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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
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
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
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
