Misty Copeland Quotes

Misty Copeland Quotes.

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You can do anything you want, even if you are being told negative things.stay strong and find motivation.
Misty Copeland
It’s hard to be the one that stands out when, you know, in a ballet company, you’re trying to create unison and uniform when you’re in a corps de ballet.
Misty Copeland
The ballet world I don’t think is an art form that is quick to change or to adjust or evolve.
Misty Copeland
I would have young dancers come to me and ask me questions and want to know what my experiences were like: ‘What’s it like being a black dancer?’ So I just felt like it was necessary for me to share my experiences with them.
Misty Copeland
I’m definitely influenced by the music. We dance to music, and you have to listen to it and phrase your dancing and movement in a certain way to compliment the music. We have to work hand in hand, the dancer and the music.
Misty Copeland
I know I will never let myself be complacent in life.
Misty Copeland
That something that I fought so hard for throughout the beginning of my career is I didn’t want to pancake my skin a lighter color to fit into the… ballet. I wanted to be myself. I didn’t want to have to wear makeup that made my nose look thinner.
Misty Copeland
I want the ballet world to be given the respect that it deserves and to be seen by more people – for so many to experience the beauty that I’ve received from the ballet world.
Misty Copeland
Different mentors throughout my life have supported and guided me to remember that I do have the strength, courage and talent to do whatever I want to do.
Misty Copeland
I feel like going to class every morning is so humbling. 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.
Misty Copeland
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
My favorite role of all? Whatever I’m working on in the moment.
Misty Copeland
Barack Obama being President of the United States doesn’t mean racism has disappeared. It’s all a process, and we have to be aware that the work never ends.
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
More often than we realize, people see in us what we don’t see in ourselves.
Misty Copeland
All you can do is be your best self. I’ve always felt that I had to be that much more aware of how I present myself. I’m representing more than just me. I think every person should think that way.
Misty Copeland
I had some really incredible people who mentored me and gave me things I never got from my parents.
Misty Copeland