Ballet technique is arbitrary and very difficult. It never becomes easy—it becomes possible.

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"Who am I?, the artist asks. And he devotes his whole life to finding out."

- Agnes de Mille

Personal Growth

"The choreographic process is exhausting. It happens on one’s feet after hours of work, and the energy required is roughly the equivalent of writing a novel and winning a tennis match simultaneously."

- Agnes de Mille

Hard Work

"Toe dancing is a dandy attention getter, second only to screaming."

- Agnes de Mille

Creativity

"The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie."

- Agnes de Mille

Connection to Earth

"The truest expression of a people is in its dance and its music. Bodies never lie."

- Agnes de Mille

Connection to Earth

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"You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction."

- George Lorimer

Determination

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act; the rest is merely tenacity."

- Amelia Earhart

Determination

"When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone."

- Melissa McCarthy

Determination

"Get a good idea and stay with it. Dog it, and work at it until it’s done right."

- Walt Disney

Determination

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

- Theodore Roosevelt

Determination