Occupation: Ballerina Birth: February 12, 1881 Death: January 23, 1931
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..
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 ra….
If I can't dance then I'd rather be dead..
A true artist should have no secrets. On the stage, you must be able to transmit every emotion to the spectator..
To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success..
Scots are Jocks,WelshmenTaffies, and Irishmen Paddies or Micks but?it is noticeable there is no similar designation for the English..
Where there is no heart there is no art..
If I could have said it, I shouldn't have had to dance it..
Once upon a time the English knew who they were..
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 ….
To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal, is the secret of success..
If I can not dance, I shall die!.
It is useless to dabble in beauty. One must be utterly devoted to beauty, with every nerve of the body..
The right to happiness is fundamental..
Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits..
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….
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….
Dance is the purest expression of every emotion, earthly and spiritual.
Get my swan costume ready..
To strive tirelessly and at all times to reach one's goal - therein lies the secret of success..
Play the last measure very softly..