“CD4 being the level of the lymphocyte that indicates the level of your immune function.” Quote by Judy Woodruff
“I'm definitely very careful about the things that I want to be a part of, but it's also important for me to get dance out there to more people.” PeopleWantImportantCareful Author:Misty Copeland
“If people can't make ends meet at home with food, benefits, health, and health care in particular, how can they be present, engaged, knowledge workers when they come to work?” PeopleIfsEndsHomeCareParticularBenefitsWorkersHealth CareEngagedKnowledge Workers Author:Mark T Bertolini
“To have a platform like So You Think You Can Dance, where you're reaching this audience that's been created over the 10 years that they've been on the air. People who didn't know anything about dance and aren't going to go to the theater are learning about it, even if it's ballroom and jazz, by just turning their television ono. They're building this audience that's advanced and educated enough to introduce them to ballet.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsYearsEnoughAudienceAirTelevisionBuildingTheaterJazzEducatedReachingBalletIntroducingPlatformsBallroom Author:Misty Copeland
“Going on stage and doing ballet, for the first time, was even more verification of, "This is what I'm meant to do. This is what I'm going to do. I'm going to make it somehow."” FirstsStageFirst TimeBalletVerification Author:Misty Copeland
“The word "prodigy" was thrown around a lot, but I didn't understand what that meant, or the weight of it. It didn't really mean anything to me, until I was older and could look back on it.” LooksMeanWeightThrownReally MeanProdigies Author:Misty Copeland
“The fact that I was African American was never addressed, and that allowed me to just be a student, like anyone else. I was not aware of how rare it was to be an African American, how rare it was to have four years of training under my belt, and how, even though I could imitate people and fake it, unprepared I was to become a professional.” PeopleYearsFactsFourStudentsTrainingAfrican AmericanFakeFour YearsBeltsUnprepared Author:Misty Copeland
“You help someone's health, and you prevent them from infecting others.” Helping Author:Anthony S. Fauci
“When you put someone on therapy, you lower the level of virus such that it makes it very difficult for them to infect others.” DifficultLevelsTherapyViruses Author:Anthony S. Fauci
“I had no idea what I was walking into, and the years and years of hard work it would take. I felt like an outsider and like it was never going to happen. But even if I would have known, I think I still would have done it. Dancers are perfectionists, and that's what keeps us going and growing.” IfsThinkingYearsStillsIdeasHardDoneHappensFeltKnownGrowingHard WorkWalkingNo IdeaDancerWorking ItOutsidersPerfectionist Author:Misty Copeland
“I don't think people are skeptical. I think people appreciate the authenticity, actually. I think people are looking for authentic leaders these days and being yourself.” PeopleThinkingLeaderAppreciateAuthenticityThese DaysBeing YourselfSkeptical Author:Mark T Bertolini