The center of the stage is where I am.
MARTHA GRAHAMThe 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.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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.
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The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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Discipline is liberation.
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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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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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I want to make people feel intensely alive. I’d rather have them against me than indifferent.
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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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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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What I do must be done in the sunlight of awareness.
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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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The 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.
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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 force, a quickness that is translated through you into action. If you block it, the world will not have it.
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.
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