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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. 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: I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there. I never experienced getting nervous on stage. I think I was most comfortable there.
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. 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: I'm a classical ballet dancer, and at the end of the day I want to be with American Ballet Theater, performing classical ballets. 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 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. 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: 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.
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. 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: I think that the ideal physique and look of a ballerina is always changing with different eras. And it's continuing to change. 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 love heels. I'm 5-foot-2, and I like feeling tall. I love heels. I'm 5-foot-2, and I like feeling tall.
Misty Copeland quotes: I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage. I think anything that affects me in my personal life is going to help me be a better artist on stage.
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. 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: 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. 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: The ballet world I don't think is an art form that is quick to change or to adjust or evolve. The ballet world I don't think is an art form that is quick to change or to adjust or evolve.
Misty Copeland quotes: I feel like with 'On the Town,' it was the perfect production and the perfect opportunity. I feel like with 'On the Town,' it was the perfect production and the perfect opportunity.
Misty Copeland quotes: Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in. Physical fears change and shift depending on the role and depending on the mindset I'm in.
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. 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: 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.
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. 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: 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. 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: 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. 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: 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 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 sacrifice.
Misty Copeland quotes: Finding ballet was like finding this missing piece of myself. Finding ballet was like finding this missing piece of myself.
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. 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 believe that I definitely developed into a refined and graceful woman due to ballet. It has shaped me in every way. 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: 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.
Misty Copeland quotes: Without my mentors, there is no Misty. Without my mentors, there is no Misty.
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. 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: 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. 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: Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this. Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this.
Misty Copeland quotes: I had always been proud of my body - its strength and grace enabled me to pursue my passions. I had always been proud of my body - its strength and grace enabled me to pursue my passions.
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. 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: Though I have tremendous support from lots of people, there are so many others waiting to tear me down. Though I have tremendous support from lots of people, there are so many others waiting to tear me down.
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! 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: Going on stage and transcending the audience and becoming this otherworldly thing makes you a dancer. It's not so black and white. 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: Every time I dance, I'm trying to prove myself to myself. Every time I dance, I'm trying to prove myself to myself.
Misty Copeland quotes: It's time to write our own story. It's time to write our own story.
Misty Copeland quotes: I want to share the ballet world with everyone. I want to share the ballet world with everyone.
Misty Copeland quotes: Knowing that it has never been done before makes me want to fight even harder. Knowing that it has never been done before makes me want to fight even harder.
Misty Copeland quotes: I was definitely a late bloomer and didn't really come into my own until I was probably in my 20s. I was definitely a late bloomer and didn't really come into my own until I was probably in my 20s.
Misty Copeland quotes: My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT. My goal has always been to be a principal dancer with ABT.
Misty Copeland quotes: I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup. I definitely like to be natural and more relaxed and not wear a lot of makeup.
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. 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 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. 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 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. 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 had some really incredible people who mentored me and gave me things I never got from my parents. I had some really incredible people who mentored me and gave me things I never got from my parents.
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. 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: Ballet.something pure in this crazy world Ballet.something pure in this crazy world
Misty Copeland quotes: As a child, I had been told that I was exactly what a ballerina should be. As a child, I had been told that I was exactly what a ballerina should be.
Misty Copeland quotes: This is for the little brown girls. This is for the little brown girls.
Misty Copeland quotes: More often than we realize, people see in us what we don't see in ourselves. More often than we realize, people see in us what we don't see in ourselves.
Misty Copeland quotes: To be empathetic to everyone around you, I think, is such a powerful thing to hold. To be empathetic to everyone around you, I think, is such a powerful thing to hold.
Misty Copeland quotes: I was on a path. I was going to become a principal dancer. I never let my mind rest. I was on a path. I was going to become a principal dancer. I never let my mind rest.
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. 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: I think I'm pretty laid back. I like cooking, being at home, and going to concerts. And I love to shop! 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: [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. [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: Depending on the level you're at in your company, the higher you go up in rank, usually the longer you can dance. 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: 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.
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. 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 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. 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 think I get almost every piece of clothing that I buy altered and taken in just to fit me exactly the way it should. 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: Start unknown, finish unforgettable. Start unknown, finish unforgettable.
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 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 quotes: Don't hold on to the barre like, 'I might die.' It's just ballet. Don't hold on to the barre like, 'I might die.' It's just ballet.
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. 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: Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you. 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: I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback. I've gotten nothing but warmth from the Black community and positive feedback.
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. 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: 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.
Misty Copeland quotes: The classical ballet world is so exclusive and small, and a lot of people don't know about it. The classical ballet world is so exclusive and small, and a lot of people don't know about it.
Misty Copeland quotes: I shouldn't even be wearing a tutu. I don't have the right legs, my muscles are too big. I shouldn't even be wearing a tutu. I don't have the right legs, my muscles are too big.
Misty Copeland quotes: 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
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 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 quotes: Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself. 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: 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. 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: At least in my performances, the audience has become so diverse in a way that I don't think ballet has ever experienced. 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: 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. 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 just want to leave a positive memory of setting an example and bringing our youth with us. I just want to leave a positive memory of setting an example and bringing our youth with us.
Misty Copeland quotes: Ballet was so structured. I'd been craving something that could guide me. Ballet was so structured. I'd been craving something that could guide me.
Misty Copeland quotes: I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday
Misty Copeland quotes: When I was dancing, I felt in control and happy. I'm a Virgo, so I really like to be in control. When I was dancing, I felt in control and happy. I'm a Virgo, so I really like to be in control.
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. 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: But I think the more you eat healthy clean foods the more you create them. But I think the more you eat healthy clean foods the more you create them.
Misty Copeland quotes: In a ballet company, you're trying to create unison and uniform when you're in a cour de ballet. In a ballet company, you're trying to create unison and uniform when you're in a cour de ballet.
Misty Copeland quotes: I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it. I think that training is the key, definitely, and I devoted my life to it.
Misty Copeland quotes: I ended up training only for four years before I was accepted into American Ballet Theater in New York City. I ended up training only for four years before I was accepted into American Ballet Theater in New York City.
Misty Copeland quotes: My favorite role of all? Whatever I'm working on in the moment. My favorite role of all? Whatever I'm working on in the moment.

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