Misery is a communicable disease.
MARTHA GRAHAMThe body says what words cannot.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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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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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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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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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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Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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Some of you are doomed to be artists.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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Discipline is liberation.
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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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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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Censorship is the height of vanity.
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Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.
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Nothing is more revealing than movement.
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