Quotes from Anna Pavlova

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.

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.

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.

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

Where there is no heart there is no art.

It is useless to dabble in beauty. One must be utterly devoted to beauty, with every nerve of the body.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.