Anna Pavlova Quotes

God gives talent. Work transforms talent into genius.

The right to happiness is fundamental.

Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

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

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.

To follow without halt, one aim; there is the secret of success. And success? What is it? I do not find it in the applause of the theater; it lies rather in the satisfaction of accomplishment.

Get my swan costume ready.

Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, one never wishes to give it up after having once tasted its fruits.

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.

To follow, without halt, one aim: There's the secret of success.