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.
MARTHA GRAHAMYou do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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My dancing is not an attempt to interpret life in the literary sense. It is an affirmation of life through movement.
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You don’t pick dance. Dance picks you.
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What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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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 get up, I fall down, all the while I am dancing.
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Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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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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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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No animal ever has an ugly body until it is domesticated. It is the same with the human body.
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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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Dancers today can do anything; the technique is phenomenal. The passion and the meaning to their movement can be another thing.
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All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.
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