Misery is a communicable disease.
MARTHA GRAHAMMisery is a communicable disease.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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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 gesture is the thing truly expressive of the individual – as we think so will we act.
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The body says what words cannot.
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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.
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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.
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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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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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Modern dance isn’t anything except one thing in my mind: the freedom of women in America.
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The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.
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The world I’m interested in is the one where things are not named.
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