Anna Pavlova Quotes

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As is the case in all branches of art, success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by dint of hard work.

Anna Pavlova

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

Anna Pavlova

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.

Anna Pavlova

To strive tirelessly and at all times to reach one's goal — therein lies the secret of success.

Anna Pavlova

To tend, unfailingly, unflinchingly, towards a goal is the secret of success. But success? 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.

Anna Pavlova

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

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

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Born: February 12, 1881

Died: January 23, 1931 (aged 49)

Bio: Anna Pavlovna Pavlova was a Russian prima ballerina of the late 19th and the early 20th centuries. She was a principal artist of the Imperial Russian Ballet and the Ballets Russes of Sergei Diaghilev.

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