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!

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