Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
MARTHA GRAHAMThe center of the stage is where I am.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain.
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You 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.
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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.
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Nothing is more revealing than movement.
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Discipline is liberation.
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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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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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Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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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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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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It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable it is, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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