The body says what words cannot.
MARTHA GRAHAMThe gesture is the thing truly expressive of the individual – as we think so will we act.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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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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The center of the stage is where I am.
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Misery is a communicable disease.
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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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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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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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You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
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I believe one thing: that today is yesterday and tomorrow is today and you can’t stop.
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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 am certain that movement never lies. There is only one law of posture I have been able to discover – the perpendicular line connecting heaven and earth.
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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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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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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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