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!

ballet quote children need models…
Children need models rather than critics.
ballet quote quality is never an accident…
Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.
ballet quote the power of imagination…
The power of imagination makes us infinite.
ballet quote dance is like…
Dancing is like dreaming with your feet.
ballet quote when you have a dream…
When you have a dream, you've got to grab it and never let go.
ballet quote the art of being wise…
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
ballet quote why is the studio always so cold?
Why is the studio always so cold?
ballet quote if your dream requires patience…
If your dream requires patience, give it.
ballet quote blessed are the flexible…
Blessed are the flexible, for they shall never be bent out of shape.
ballet quote optimism is the faith that leads to achievement…
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
ballet quote work harder than…
Work harder than you did yesterday.
ballet quote dance is the only art…
Dance is the only art in which we ourselves are the stuff of which it is made.
ballet quote keep your eyes on the stars…
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
ballet quote … a heartbeat at my feet
"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet."
ballet quote let each man exercise…
Let each man exercise the art he knows.
ballet quote work hard…
Work hard and be proud of what you achieve.
ballet quote dance is the poetic baring…
Dance is the poetic baring of the soul through motion.
ballet quote there is nothing stronger…
There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.
ballet quote when your work speaks for itself
When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.
ballet quote the secret of getting ahead…
The secret of getting ahead is getting started.
ballet quote life is a dance…
Life is a dance from one stage, to the next.
ballet quote … and that is why i succeed
I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
ballet quote which tutu are you?
Which tutu are you?
ballet quote the only place success comes…
The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
ballet quote nothing will work…
Nothing will work unless you do.
ballet quote do not count the days…
Do not count the days; make the days count.
ballet quote it takes an athlete to dance…
It takes an athlete to dance, but it takes an artist to be a dancer.
ballet quote somewhere, something incredible…
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
ballet quote a dream doesn’t become reality through magic…
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work.
ballet quote the supreme accomplishment…
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play.
ballet quote work hard stay humble
Work Hard. Stay Humble.
ballet quote i can do anything…
I can do anything if I'm in a tutu.
ballet quote no bird soars too high…
No bird soars too high if she soars with her own wings.
ballet quote when you live for…
When you live for a strong purpose, then hard work isn't an option. It's a necessity.
ballet quote let your person define your dance…
Let your person define your dance, not your dance define your person.
ballet quote 5678, numbers that a dancer lives by
5-6-7-8, numbers that a dancer lives by.
ballet quote imagination is…
Imagination is the eye of the soul.
ballet quote i learned the value…
I learned the value of hard work by working hard.
ballet quote how badly you want something…
How badly you want something dictates how hard you'll work at it.
ballet quote quantity is what you count…
Quantity is what you count, quality is what you count on.
ballet quote every accomplishment starts…
Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.
ballet quote work hard in silence…
Work hard in silence. Let success make the noise.
ballet quote where can ballet take you today?
Where can ballet take you today?
ballet quote if you’ve never failed…
If you've never failed, you've never tried anything new.
ballet quote an ant on the move…
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
ballet quote train like a beast…
Train like a beast, look like a beauty.
ballet quote in life, as in art…
In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.
ballet quote all things are difficult before…
All things are difficult before they are easy.
ballet quote it is difficult to say what is impossible…
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday, is the hope of today, and the reality of tomorrow.
ballet quote the higher we are placed…
The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk.
ballet quote all dreams can come true…
All dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them.
ballet quote we work to become…
We work to become, not to acquire.
ballet quote a bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer…
A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
ballet quote there are two ways of spreading light…
There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
ballet quote it is always the simple…
It is always the simple that produces the marvelous.
ballet quote to change bad habits…
To change bad habits, we must study the habits of successful role models.
ballet quote nothing worth having…
Nothing worth having comes easy.
ballet quote i believe in pink
I believe in pink.
ballet quote light tomorrow with today
Light tomorrow with today.
ballet quote i will go anywhere…
I will go anywhere as long as it is forward.
ballet quote in order to succeed…
In order to succeed, we must first believe we can.
ballet quote we know what we are…
We know what we are, but not what we may be.
ballet quote you’ve got to have a dream…
You've got to have a dream, if you want to have a dream come true.
ballet quote the world is but a canvas…
The world is but a canvas to the imagination.
ballet quote life without ballet…
Life without ballet would be pointeless.
ballet quote to give anything less than your best…
To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.
ballet quote working hard is important…
Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more: believing in yourself.