Misty Copeland

"I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday."

- Misty Copeland

"Know that you can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed."

- Misty Copeland

"Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you."

- Misty Copeland

"I have learned you are never too small to make a difference."

- Misty Copeland

"“Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.”"

- Misty Copeland

"I think American Ballet Theatre is setting that standard now for classical ballet, that you can dream big, and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from, what your background is."

- Misty Copeland

"Celebrations infuse life with passion and purpose.  They summon the human spirit."

- Misty Copeland

"You can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed."

- Misty Copeland

"Perfection is boring. Constant improvement is beautiful."

- Misty Copeland

"Every time I dance, I’m trying to prove myself to myself."

- Misty Copeland

"Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this."

- Misty Copeland

""Be strong, be fearless, be beautiful. And believe that anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.""

- Misty Copeland

"Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you."

- Misty Copeland

"Perseverance has always just been something that was in me. And it was a tool that came in very handy as a ballerina."

- Misty Copeland

"You can start late, look different, be uncertain and still succeed."

- Misty Copeland