There is a force, a quickness that is translated through you into action. If you block it, the world will not have it.
MARTHA GRAHAMI use the words gods and goddesses principally, I think, to mean beautiful bodies – bodies that are absolute instruments. And I believe in discipline, I believe in a very definite technique.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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I believe that we learn by practice… it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which come shape of achievement, a sense of one’s being, a satisfaction of spirit.
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I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination.
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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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Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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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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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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Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body.
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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
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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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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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Censorship is the height of vanity.
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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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