Misty Copeland Quotes
Top 86 wise famous quotes and sayings by Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland Famous Quotes & Sayings
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![Misty Copeland quotes: You have to be the one promoting yourself. If you don't think that you're worthy, you're never going to make it. Misty Copeland quotes: You have to be the one promoting yourself. If you don't think that you're worthy, you're never going to make it.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1796593.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: If I'm put in a situation where I am not really sure what's going to happen, it can be overwhelming. I get a bit anxious. Misty Copeland quotes: If I'm put in a situation where I am not really sure what's going to happen, it can be overwhelming. I get a bit anxious.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-86701.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-101875.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1965440.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Once I became a professional, maybe 19 or 20, I really started to try to figure out who I was, as a woman and as an individual. Misty Copeland quotes: Once I became a professional, maybe 19 or 20, I really started to try to figure out who I was, as a woman and as an individual.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-96293.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I think that the ideal physique and look of a ballerina is always changing with different eras. And it's continuing to change. Misty Copeland quotes: I think that the ideal physique and look of a ballerina is always changing with different eras. And it's continuing to change.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-16796.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage. Misty Copeland quotes: I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1583876.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal. Misty Copeland quotes: It's difficult to exist as a woman, especially I think as a powerful woman. You want to stand strong and you want to be considered and equal.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1560061.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 40 years old is about the time a principal dancer would start to think about retirement, but some go on to dance a little bit longer than that. Misty Copeland quotes: 40 years old is about the time a principal dancer would start to think about retirement, but some go on to dance a little bit longer than that.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1488426.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1469314.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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. Misty Copeland quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1589938.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very handy as a ballerina. Misty Copeland quotes: Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very handy as a ballerina.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1440898.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Dance kind of was always just a part of my natural state as a child. It's something that, whenever music was playing, I was dancing. Misty Copeland quotes: Dance kind of was always just a part of my natural state as a child. It's something that, whenever music was playing, I was dancing.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1422299.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: That it's possible to do positive things and I think that's how we're going to set an example to be respected as women in the world. Misty Copeland quotes: That it's possible to do positive things and I think that's how we're going to set an example to be respected as women in the world.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1363699.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I don't want to be anything else other than a ballerina. I love what I do outside of my work, but at the end of the day, I have to Misty Copeland quotes: I don't want to be anything else other than a ballerina. I love what I do outside of my work, but at the end of the day, I have to](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1349838.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: I never thought of myself as special or particularly good at anything. But once I started ballet, suddenly I had a new identity: prodigy.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1336984.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way. Misty Copeland quotes: I believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1309222.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Before dance came into my life, I don't really remember having any major goals or dreams of wanting to be anything. Misty Copeland quotes: Before dance came into my life, I don't really remember having any major goals or dreams of wanting to be anything.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-2178121.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1807446.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: My curves became an integral part of who I am as a dancer, not something I needed to lose to become one. Misty Copeland quotes: My curves became an integral part of who I am as a dancer, not something I needed to lose to become one.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-2024304.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Though I have tremendous support from lots of people, there are so many others waiting to tear me down. Misty Copeland quotes: Though I have tremendous support from lots of people, there are so many others waiting to tear me down.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-2004861.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I'm a pescatarian, so I don't eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after! Misty Copeland quotes: I'm a pescatarian, so I don't eat red meat or pork. So my dinners usually consist of seafood in some way. And maybe cookies after!](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-2000885.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Going on stage and transcending the audience and becoming this otherworldly thing makes you a dancer. It's not so black and white. Misty Copeland quotes: Going on stage and transcending the audience and becoming this otherworldly thing makes you a dancer. It's not so black and white.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1963592.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I'm definitely very careful about the things that I want to be a part of, but it's also important for me to get dance out there to more people. Misty Copeland quotes: I'm definitely very careful about the things that I want to be a part of, but it's also important for me to get dance out there to more people.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1755552.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I think, as a child, there weren't dreams. I can't recall as a child having some ultimate dream and thinking that it was possible. Misty Copeland quotes: I think, as a child, there weren't dreams. I can't recall as a child having some ultimate dream and thinking that it was possible.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1709437.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1699083.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: It's a European art form, and you're used to seeing a certain type of person as a ballerina. And I don't look like a lot of the girls around me. Misty Copeland quotes: It's a European art form, and you're used to seeing a certain type of person as a ballerina. And I don't look like a lot of the girls around me.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1597759.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-372366.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop! Misty Copeland quotes: I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop!](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-368096.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: [He] said don't let them take you over. Walk into the room knowing you are the best. Shoulders back, chin up. Their attitudes will totally change. Misty Copeland quotes: [He] said don't let them take you over. Walk into the room knowing you are the best. Shoulders back, chin up. Their attitudes will totally change.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-361303.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Depending on the level you're at in your company, the higher you go up in rank, usually the longer you can dance. Misty Copeland quotes: Depending on the level you're at in your company, the higher you go up in rank, usually the longer you can dance.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-361134.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I don't eat a ton of pasta or bread. But I eat dessert almost every night, and I drink. You need a bit of balance, and I've found mine. Misty Copeland quotes: I don't eat a ton of pasta or bread. But I eat dessert almost every night, and I drink. You need a bit of balance, and I've found mine.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-299133.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-275696.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: I think I get almost every piece of clothing that I buy altered and taken in just to fit me exactly the way it should. Misty Copeland quotes: I think I get almost every piece of clothing that I buy altered and taken in just to fit me exactly the way it should.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-262609.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 Misty Copeland quotes: 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](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-231508.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: I want to bring awareness to the lack of diversity in ballet, and feel like that's a large part of my purpose.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-127804.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you. Misty Copeland quotes: Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-68599.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: All you can do is be your best self. I'm representing more than just me. I think everyone should be like that.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-976595.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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. Misty Copeland quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1066383.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation Misty Copeland quotes: You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1039945.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 Misty Copeland quotes: 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](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1037603.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself. Misty Copeland quotes: Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1036907.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: My childhood is a part of my story, and it's why I'm who I am today and why my career is what it is. Misty Copeland quotes: My childhood is a part of my story, and it's why I'm who I am today and why my career is what it is.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1028827.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-1020331.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: 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 quotes: 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.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-999888.jpg)
![Misty Copeland quotes: It's all so surreal, and I'm living my dream. And you know, principal or not, I'm getting to dance all the roles that I've dreamed of doing. Misty Copeland quotes: It's all so surreal, and I'm living my dream. And you know, principal or not, I'm getting to dance all the roles that I've dreamed of doing.](https://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/misty-copeland-quotes-719648.jpg)
Top 86 wise famous quotes and sayings by Misty Copeland
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