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 GRAHAMThe past is not dead; it is not even past. People live on inner time; the moment in which a decisive thought or feeling takes place can be at any time. Timeless feelings are common to all of us.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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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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The body says what words cannot.
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What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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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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Dancing is a very living art. It is essentially of the moment, although a very old art. A dancer’s art is lived while he is dancing. Nothing is left of his art except the pictures and the memories–when his dancing days are over.
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Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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I 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.
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Nothing is more revealing than movement.
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The gesture is the thing truly expressive of the individual – as we think so will we act.
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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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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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