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> [As ballerinas, we don't use our voices. Our voice is the body and the movement quality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/as-ballerinas-we-don-t-use-our-voices-our-voice-is-the-body-and-the/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

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## More by Wendy Whelan

> [I've always felt like a different kind of ballerina.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/i-ve-always-felt-like-a-different-kind-of-ballerina/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [The moment is everything. Don't think about tomorrow; don't think about yesterday: think about exactly what you're doing right now and live it and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/the-moment-is-everything-don-t-think-about-tomorrow-don-t-think-about/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [I have a lot of energy, a lot of interest, a lot of desire.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/i-have-a-lot-of-energy-a-lot-of-interest-a-lot-of-desire/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [Sometimes I miss being en pointe, but not a whole lot. Every once and a while, I would love to float for a minute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/sometimes-i-miss-being-en-pointe-but-not-a-whole-lot-every-once-and-a/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [You have to decide when it is time to move on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/you-have-to-decide-when-it-is-time-to-move-on/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [I feel the ticking clock. And at times, I've said if I don't dance, I'd rather die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/i-feel-the-ticking-clock-and-at-times-i-ve-said-if-i-don-t-dance-i-d/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [A lot of my career and my drive and my passion and my striving to be better and better was built on insecurity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/a-lot-of-my-career-and-my-drive-and-my-passion-and-my-striving-to-be/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [I really miss dancing all day long. But something I really love is not dancing all day long. I love that I can't rely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/i-really-miss-dancing-all-day-long-but-something-i-really-love-is-not/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [There are many ways to lead a life. It would always be ideal to have a paycheck coming in. But I really love this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/there-are-many-ways-to-lead-a-life-it-would-always-be-ideal-to-have-a/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [My art form is my child, and that's what I give my focus to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/my-art-form-is-my-child-and-that-s-what-i-give-my-focus-to/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [When you are a kid, you find so much comfort in dancing. I was comforted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/when-you-are-a-kid-you-find-so-much-comfort-in-dancing-i-was-comforted/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [I look back, and I have no regrets, truly. Everything led me to the place where I am now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/i-look-back-and-i-have-no-regrets-truly-everything-led-me-to-the/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [I think the leotard for me became, after I retired, a sort of a symbol of the confines of still fitting into the ballet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/i-think-the-leotard-for-me-became-after-i-retired-a-sort-of-a-symbol/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [We are constantly revealing ourselves to each other through our movement; learning from and teaching each other without even trying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/we-are-constantly-revealing-ourselves-to-each-other-through-our/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

> [As ballerinas, we don't use our voices. Our voice is the body and the movement quality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-whelan/as-ballerinas-we-don-t-use-our-voices-our-voice-is-the-body-and-the/)

[Wendy Whelan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-whelan/)

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