In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
MARTHA GRAHAMNothing is more revealing than movement.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life.
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A dancer must listen to his body and pay homage to it. Behind the movement lies this terrible, driving passion, this necessity. I won’t settle for anything less.
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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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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The body says what words cannot.
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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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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 secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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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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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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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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I’d rather an audience like me than dislike me, but I’d rather they disliked me than be apathetic, because that is the kiss of death.
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Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body.
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