I believe one thing: that today is yesterday and tomorrow is today and you can’t stop.
MARTHA GRAHAMRepetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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The unique must be fulfilled.
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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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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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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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No animal ever has an ugly body until it is domesticated. It is the same with the human body.
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Censorship is the height of vanity.
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A dancer must listen to his body and pay homage to it. Behind the movement lies this terrible, driving passion, this necessity. I won’t settle for anything less.
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Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
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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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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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The center of the stage is where I am.
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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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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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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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