Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

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The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a celebration of that miracle.

MARTHA GRAHAM

The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a celebration of that miracle.
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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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We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.

MARTHA GRAHAM

We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.
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Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.

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Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.
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Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.

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Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.
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Lying Reading Soul State
Misery is a communicable disease.

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Misery is a communicable disease.
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Communication Misery Sick
Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.

MARTHA GRAHAM

Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.

MARTHA GRAHAM

Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.
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Inspirational Perspective Start Wings
Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.

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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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Art Eternity Forever Man Soul
Nothing is more revealing than movement.

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Nothing is more revealing than movement.
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Exposure Reveal
Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain.

MARTHA GRAHAM

Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain.
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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.

MARTHA GRAHAM

It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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Beautiful Job
You have no right to go before a public without an adequate technique, just because you feel. Anything feels – a leaf feels, a storm feels – what right have you to do that? You have to have speech, and it’s a cultivated speech.

MARTHA GRAHAM

You have no right to go before a public without an adequate technique, just because you feel. Anything feels – a leaf feels, a storm feels – what right have you to do that? You have to have speech, and it’s a cultivated speech.
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Cultivate Feeling Right Storm Technique
I believe one thing: that today is yesterday and tomorrow is today and you can’t stop.

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I believe one thing: that today is yesterday and tomorrow is today and you can’t stop.
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Believe Day Future Past Time
You don’t pick dance. Dance picks you.

MARTHA GRAHAM

You don’t pick dance. Dance picks you.
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Dance Inspirational Style
What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.

MARTHA GRAHAM

What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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