The best piece of advice that I remember probably on a daily basis is to accept everything about me that is different. That is what makes me special. Misty Copeland More Quotes by Misty Copeland More Quotes From Misty Copeland At 7 years old being a black girl in their school, and they're being told by their teachers' You don't belong here, your skin is the wrong color, your feet are too flat... we can't work with your hair,'. Misty Copeland