Discipline is liberation.
MARTHA GRAHAMPractice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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We are all of us, unique – each a unique pattern of creativity and if we do not fulfill it, it is lost for all time.
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The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.
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Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.
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Misery is a communicable disease.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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The unique must be fulfilled.
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In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength.
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I get up, I fall down, all the while I am dancing.
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The reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living.
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Censorship is the height of vanity.
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You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man–the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.
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