Dance for me a minute, and I’ll tell you who you are.

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"Dancers are made, not born."

- Mikhail Baryshnikov

Personal Growth

"There comes a moment in a young artist’s life when he know she has to bring something to the stage from within himself. He has to put in something in order to be able to take something."

- Mikhail Baryshnikov

Personal Growth

"The problem is not making up the steps but deciding which ones to keep."

- Mikhail Baryshnikov

Creativity

"No dancer can watch Fred Astaire and not know that we all should have been in another business."

- Mikhail Baryshnikov

Ambition

"The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure."

- Mikhail Baryshnikov

Joy

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"Beauty is not about physical perfection, but about authenticity and confidence."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"Beauty is found in the unique qualities that make us who we are."

- Beauty and the Beast

Self-awareness

"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."

- Lily Tomlin

Self-awareness

"Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears."

- Laird Hamilton

Self-awareness

"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."

Self-awareness