I don’t think in art there is ever a precedent; each moment is a new one and terrifying and threatening and bursting with hope.
MARTHA GRAHAMIt’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.
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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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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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I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable.
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Censorship is the height of vanity.
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You don’t pick dance. Dance picks you.
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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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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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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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Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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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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Some of you are doomed to be artists.
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The center of the stage is where I am.
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