Anna Pavlova Professions : BallerinaBorn : February 12, 1881Died : January 23, 1931 Browse All Authors Quotes From Anna Pavlova Dancing is my gift and my life... God gave me this gift to bring delight to others. I am haunted by the need to dance. It is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual. It is happiness. Anna Pavlova danceexpressionspiritual God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius. Anna Pavlova motivationalinspirationallife Master technique and then forget about it and be natural. Anna Pavlova balletdancingdance Where there is no heart there is no art. Anna Pavlova danceheartart It is useless to dabble in beauty. One must be utterly devoted to beauty, with every nerve of the body. Anna Pavlova nervesuselessbeauty The right to happiness is fundamental. Anna Pavlova happybeing-happyhappiness To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success. Anna Pavlova goalsuccessinspirational To follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success. And success? What is it? I do not find it in the applause of the theater; it lies rather in the satisfaction of accomplishment. Anna Pavlova words-of-wisdomaccomplishmentlying If I could have said it, I shouldn't have had to dance it. Anna Pavlova if-i-coulddancingsaid If I can't dance then I'd rather be dead. Anna Pavlova i-canifs Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual Anna Pavlova emotionexpressionspiritual Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work. Anna Pavlova initiativehard-worksuccess Whenever I have had a sudden urge to quit dancing, I just remember that moment I had when I was young and remember that dancing is what I want to do. Anna Pavlova balletdancingwant A true artist should have no secrets. On the stage, you must be able to transmit every emotion to the spectator. Anna Pavlova artistsecretshould-have Get my swan costume ready. Anna Pavlova swansballetdying When a small child, I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong, happiness is like a butterfly which appears and delights us for one brief moment, but soon flits away. Anna Pavlova butterflylovechildren I danced from the moment I could stand. Anna Pavlova dancemoments It is by the steady elimination of everything which is ugly - thoughts and words no less than tangible objects - and by the substitution of things of true and lasting beauty that the whole progress of humanity proceeds. Anna Pavlova tangibleprogresshumanity What exactly is success? For me it is to be found not in applause, but in the satisfaction of feeling that one is realizing one's ideal. Anna Pavlova exactly-iswomensuccess Play the last measure very softly. Anna Pavlova lastsplay Similar Authors Alicia Markova ballerina Alicia Alonso ballerina Alla Osipenko ballerina Darcey Bussell ballerina Gelsey Kirkland ballerina Mathilde Kschessinska ballerinaAll Authors
