Censorship is the height of vanity.
MARTHA GRAHAMWhat makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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Dance is the hidden language of the soul, of the body.
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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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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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The 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.
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You don’t pick dance. Dance picks you.
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain.
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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 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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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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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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You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open.
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