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!

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