34 Quotes by Margot Fonteyn

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.

There is no way anything of value can be done without some framework. It might well be that the framework is discarded or the rules opposed; that is not important. What is essential is that they exist so that one knows when one is in opposition to them.

Dancers are both athletes and artists.

Jumping for joy' is a very basic human reaction, and a child skipping down the street is simply an untrained dancer.

generally speaking, we are all happier when we are still striving for achievement than when the prize is in our hands.

I explained it when I danced it.

Ballet is more than a profession - it is a way of life.

the first night is the worst possible time to make a hard and fast criticism: the baby never looks its best on the day it is born.

Take your work seriously, but never yourself.