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Misty Copeland Quotes: What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let go of everything you think you know and be a blank canvas.
         

What makes people and companies and artistic directors and choreographers interested in working with dancers is the ability to kind of let go of everything you think you know and be a blank canvas.


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Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top.

Success is not easy and I think everyone should know that hard work and perseverance and being open to giving back are so much more powerful than stepping all over people to get to the top.



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

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



The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.

The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special.



You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.

You can dream big and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from.



My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.

My body is very different from most of the dancers I dance with. My hair is different than most I dance with. But I didn't let that stop me. Black girls rock and can be ballerinas.



The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.

The path to your success is not as fixed and inflexible as you think.



You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.

You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.



I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.

I just try to approach every opportunity on stage, as if it's my first time and my last time.



I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to think that they can see themselves in me.

I feel like I represent every young dancer, and even non-dancer, who felt they were not accepted by the ballet world. I'd like to think that they can see themselves in me.



There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed.

There are muscles that we have in our feet that most human beings don't even know that we have. The strength that we have is so detailed.





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Did you really think I'd steer you wrong?" Then William pointed to the wide-open country beyond the next ridge. "New York's that way. My compass is unerring.



If they are wrong they need your prayers all the more; and if they are your enemies, then you are under orders to pray for them. That is one of the rules common to the whole house.

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When you are drumming and really feeling the music, the beat, it is like you are transported to a different place, where you feel so exhilirated and calm through your whole body.

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For us tall people, the whole key is that your hips and your knees should form a right angle when you sit down. That's where backs and hips get to be problems for big guys.

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