Quotes About Pointe Shoes

#1. I traced the marley floor with my pointe shoes, and imagine myself on the stage, not as a member of the corps, but as a principal dancer. It felt right. It felt like a promise. Some day, somehow, it was going to happen for me.

Misty Copeland

#2. Our pointe shoes are our instruments. If something's wrong with my feet, all my mind goes there. I usually have six pairs ready. Soft shoes for one act, stiffer shoes for another, stronger shoes for a variation with a lot of turns.

Nina Ananiashvili

#3. Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They feel medieval. I was very happy to stop wearing them.

Natalie Portman

#4. The act of 'letting go' is actually very easy - it's effortless. Thinking about, talking about, and contemplating 'letting go' is hard.

Mike Brown

#5. Existence of mankind, the glory of God.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#6. Thank you," I said with pride, tucking the money away in my bra.
"You are incredibly sexy right now," Travis said in my ear as we walked to the living room.

Jamie McGuire

#7. When he said to give him the sword, I don't think he meant for you to stick it in his guts.

Kevin Hearne

#8. I don't force myself to exercise; I find going to gyms really boring. I find it easier to go for a fast walk or a jog in Central Park. I wear sensible shoes because my ballet dancing left me with a bunion on one foot after all the pointe exercises.

Sarah Brightman

#9. My Caps Lock Key Is Loud!

Kanye West

#10. The worst thing about me is my toes. I've thick joints from wearing pointe ballet shoes - I went to a dance school from the age of 11 and danced every day.

Pixie Lott

#11. The room is full of you! - As I came in
And closed the door behind me, all at once
A something in the air, intangible,
yet stiff with meaning, struck my senses sick! -

Edna St. Vincent Millay

#12. I believe miracles are like seeds. When planted and watered by our attention and appreciation, they bloom.

James Van Praagh

#13. There are different kinds of humor, some is sarcastic, some introspective. Introspective fit my personality better.

Rita Rudner

#14. Christian Louboutins are uncomfortable, but I screamed the first time I put on a Pointe Shoe.

Mila Kunis

#15. The process of receiving information for me is seeing, hearing, and feeling their energy in my frame of reference. That doesn't mean I see the individual, unfortunately.

John Edward