- Girl
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, it seems to help me take the pressure off if I don't pay attention to what other people are telling me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes when my mom finds a fun article and really wants me to read it, I will. But I prefer to just kind of focus on what I want to do and not really what other people are saying, because I don't want that to affect me too much.
- Stress
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think about the trials and the Olympics a lot. If I do, it's just going to stress me out and get me worried.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think anybody planned for me to be an actor. I didn't. I didn't know this was what I was going to do.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
'The Firebird' just symbolizes a lot for me and my career. It was one of the first really big principal roles that I was ever given an opportunity to dance with American Ballet Theatre, and it was a huge step for the African-American community, I think, within the classical ballet world.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
When people meet me in person, they're usually surprised at how petite I am because there's this idea that because I'm black, I just look a certain way.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being the only African American at this level in American Ballet Theater, I feel like people are looking at me, and it's my responsibility for me to do whatever I can to provide these opportunities in communities to be able to educate them.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a European art form, and you're used to seeing a certain type of person as a ballerina. And I don't look like a lot of the girls around me.
- Humble
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being in ballet class, being on the stage, being surrounded by my peers at American Ballet Theater every day, keeps me so humble and grounded. Being in ballet class, I feel, is like this meditation for me every morning.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
All you can do is be your best self. I've always felt that I had to be that much more aware of how I present myself. I'm representing more than just me. I think every person should think that way.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had some really incredible people who mentored me and gave me things I never got from my parents.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ballet found me, I guess you could say. I was discovered by a teacher in middle school. I always danced my whole life. I never had any training, never was exposed to seeing dance, but I always had something inside of me. I would love to choreograph and dance around.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know when things are going to get me a little nervous, because nervous to me feels good.
- Great Way
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- Nov 07, 2020