Ballet Quotes

A Ballet Quote Collection Made to Inspire

ballet quotesWe all need inspiration from time-to-time, and that’s exactly what BalletHub’s huge collection of ballet quotes is all about!  Whether you’re looking for a motivational quote to adopt for your day at work or a wise quote to adopt for your week of ballet classes, you can find the best, hand picked ballet quotes right here on ballethub.com.

You’ll notice that most of the ballet quotes below aren’t actually from ballet dancers, but mostly from other significant people of past and present.  But, all of these quotes can be perfectly applied in some form to ballet through inspiration, wisdom, motivation and determination!

There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.
The world is but a canvas to the imagination.
We work to become, not to acquire.
Work Hard. Stay Humble.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
To change bad habits, we must study the habits of successful role models.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Which tutu are you?
Quantity is what you count, quality is what you count on.
Dance is the poetic baring of the soul through motion.
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
Train like a beast, look like a beauty.
The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.
Nothing worth having comes easy.
I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
Let your person define your dance, not your dance define your person.
In order to succeed, we must first believe we can.
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.
5-6-7-8, numbers that a dancer lives by.
You've got to have a dream, if you want to have a dream come true.
I believe in pink.
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Dance is the only art in which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.
Imagination is the eye of the soul.
Work hard in silence. Let success make the noise.
All dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
Children need models rather than critics.
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
If you've never failed, you've never tried anything new.
It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday, is the hope of today, and the reality of tomorrow.
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
Why is the studio always so cold?
When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity.
Nothing will work unless you do.
We know what we are, but not what we may be.
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Where can ballet take you today?
All things are difficult before they are easy.
Light tomorrow with today.
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall never be bent out of shape.
Life is a dance from one stage, to the next.
"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet."
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
No bird soars too high if she soars with her own wings.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
I learned the value of hard work by working hard.
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
If your dream requires patience, give it.
In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
I will go anywhere as long as it is forward.
Dancing is like dreaming with your feet.
Life without ballet would be pointeless.
How badly you want something dictates how hard you'll work at it.
When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.
I can do anything if I'm in a tutu.
Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more: believing in yourself.
It takes an athlete to dance, but it takes an artist to be a dancer.
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
Do not count the days; make the days count.
Work hard and be proud of what you achieve.
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
Work harder than you did yesterday.