Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.
MARTHA GRAHAMThe secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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There is a force, a quickness that is translated through you into action. If you block it, the world will not have it.
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Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can.
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I don’t think in art there is ever a precedent; each moment is a new one and terrifying and threatening and bursting with hope.
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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.
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Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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It’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
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The center of the stage is where I am.
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The world I’m interested in is the one where things are not named.
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If you feel depressed you shouldn’t go out on the street because it will show on your face and you’ll give it to others. Misery is a communicable disease.
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