Anna Pavlova Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.”
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“To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success.”
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“It is useless to dabble in beauty. One must be utterly devoted to beauty, with every nerve of the body.”
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“Master technique and then forget about it and be natural.”
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“To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“To strive tirelessly and at all times to reach one's goal - therein lies the secret of success.”
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“Scots are Jocks,WelshmenTaffies, and Irishmen Paddies or Micks but?it is noticeable there is no similar designation for the English.”
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“The more you look back into English history, the more you are forced to the conclusion that alongside civility and the deeply held convictions about individual rights, the English have a natural taste for disorder.”
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“Once upon a time the English knew who they were.”
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“When a small child... I thought that success spelled happiness. I was wrong.”
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“If I could have said it, I shouldn't have had to dance it.”
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“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.”
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“Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.”
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“If I can't dance then I'd rather be dead.”
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“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.”
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“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.”
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“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
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