Margot Fonteyn Quotes

"The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous."
- Margot Fonteyn
(Related: Work, Difference, First, Self, Years)

"Minor things can become moments of great revelation when encountered for the first time."
- Margot Fonteyn
(Related: Time, First, Moments)

"Genius is another word for magic, and the whole point of magic is that it is inexplicable."
- Margot Fonteyn
(Related: Genius, Inexplicable, Magic, Word)

"Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike."
- Margot Fonteyn
(Related: Art, Life, Mediocrity, Pretension)

"Take your work seriously, but never yourself."
- Margot Fonteyn
(Related: Work)

"Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike."
- Margot Fonteyn
(Related: Art, Life, People, Artists, Mediocrity, Pretension)