Misery is a communicable disease.
MARTHA GRAHAMArt is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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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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You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
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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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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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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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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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The reason dance has held such an ageless magic for the world is that it has been the symbol of the performance of living.
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Dance is the landscape of man’s soul.
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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.
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Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body.
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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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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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