Often, when you've reached a very high level of achievement, you almost become paralyzed by the idea that … - Gelsey Kirkland

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Here are sweet peas, on tiptoe for a flight; With wings of gentle flush o'er delicate white, And taper fingers catching at all things, To bind them all about with tiny rings.

Gelsey Kirkland

Often, when you've reached a very high level of achievement, you almost become paralyzed by the idea that anything you might do might be imperfect. Perfection is just the striving, the effort, the struggle, but it's hard to remember that.

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I embarked on a risky course of plastic surgery and silicone injections, major dental realignments and gruesome medical procedures. I pray that young dancers, those who imitate me at their peril, will avoid this blind alley. It is more than a dead end; it is a dead beginning.

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Fortunately for children, the uncertainties of the present always give way to the enchanted possibilities of the future.

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The dance goes on forever. So shall I. So shall we.

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