Often, when you've reached a ...

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.
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.
 Gelsey Kirkland

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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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... each action taken in this world has its echo in the heart.
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 Gelsey Kirkland
There was a stage when Balanchine and I didn't talk. I was trying to develop my classical technique as opposed to the fast-track technique that he was pushing. We were very quiet with each other. But after two years he saw what I was doing and sent messages through other people that, yes, this is good.
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 Gelsey Kirkland