Quotes by Margot Fonteyn

Dame Margot Fonteyn, DBE, stage name of Margaret Evelyn de Arias, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Royal Ballet, eventually being appointed prima ballerina assoluta of the company by Queen Elizabeth II.

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Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable.

Genius, MagicMargot Fonteyn
 
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Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.

ArtMargot Fonteyn
 
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Take your work seriously, but never yourself.

SeriousnessMargot Fonteyn
 
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Traveling carries with it the curse of being at home everywhere and yet nowhere, for wherever one is, some part of oneself remains on another continent.

TravelingMargot Fonteyn
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