Misty Copeland Quotes

I will push myself in different ventures that I believe will make me a better artist, dancer and person.

Misty Copeland

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• The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.

  

  Lafcadio Hearn
  • Father
  • Man
  • Wife

• I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.

  

  Sam Hunt
  • Important
  • Writing
  • Creative

• I do this thing with my daughter - I put my hand on her face and shake her head, but really affectionately. But I didn't think, and I did that to Flea.

  

  Watkin Tudor Jones
  • Think
  • Hand
  • Daughter

• The importance of the arts to the societies in which they thrive is well documented.

  

  Karen Kain
  • Well
  • Arts
  • Thrive

• I have to say I am a 'Strictly' fan, which is why I am in it. I've always watched it for years. I am not an 'X Factor' fan, and I just think it is a different show. One is about learning something new and having a great time, and the other is rather desperate.

  

  Felicity Kendal
  • Time
  • Great
  • Different

• Love is just such a crucial, wonderful thing, and if you are lucky enough to find somebody who genuinely loves you, grab that person and hold on to that person, and nothing else matters.

  

  Randall Kennedy
  • Love
  • Lucky
  • Love Is

• But I have fun with the fright, work with it. You have to - that's your timing, that beat of excitement. And when I go on stage, it's just like taking a step into heaven. Poof, you know? Poof - and there I am.

  

  Eddie Bracken
  • Work
  • Stage
  • Excitement

• Humor is a part of spirituality.

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • Humor
  • Part
  • Spirituality

• Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.

  

  Yousef Munayyer
  • Great
  • Fear
  • Respect

• In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.

  

  Iain Banks
  • Work
  • Day
  • Week

• The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own.

  

  W. H. Auden
  • Children
  • Faces
  • Animals

• I am not a person who pursues luxury. I am not like those people who, once they have money, compulsively squander it or show it off.

  

  Wang Jianlin
  • Money
  • Luxury
  • Squander

• We shot 'Party Girl' on film, and I remember being told, 'We need to get this in two takes because we don't have a lot of film in the mag right now!'

  

  Parker Posey
  • Remember
  • Girl
  • Party

• I'd rather lose an argument than get into a long discussion in order to win it.

  

  Rafael Nadal
  • Long
  • Win
  • Argument

• As a child I was the best tree climber in our neighbourhood, I was like a little monkey. I've never been afraid of hurting myself or a little physical discomfort.

  

  Rachel Weisz
  • Myself
  • Best
  • Tree

• I know your kind, he said. What’s wrong with you is wrong all the way through you.

  

  Cormac McCarthy

• All the vital mechanisms, varied as they are, have only one object, that of preserving constant the conditions of life in the internal environment.

  

  Claude Bernard
  • Life
  • Environment

• Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him, but you know he will strangle you with his panic.

  

  Anais Nin
  • Anxiety

• Some people would say having a feminist perspective is political, but I don't think it is. I think it's just having a female perspective.

  

  Amanda de Cadenet
  • People
  • Political
  • Perspective

• The concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has long been used as an effective lens through which to examine the actions business can take toward ensuring mutual long-term well-being and sustainability.

  

  Klaus Schwab
  • Long
  • Business
  • Responsibility

• Danes pay very high taxes, but in return enjoy a quality of life that many Americans would find hard to believe.

  

  Bernie Sanders
  • Life
  • Believe
  • High

• I personally don't believe people really grow. They just learn stuff when they were a kid, and hold on to it, and that affects every relationship they have.

  

  Donald Glover
  • People
  • Believe
  • Relationship

• I will push myself in different ventures that I believe will make me a better artist, dancer and person.

  

  Misty Copeland
  • Believe
  • Different
  • Venture