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.
MARTHA GRAHAMPractice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.
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We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.
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Repetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces.
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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 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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The center of the stage is where I am.
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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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My dancing is not an attempt to interpret life in the literary sense. It is an affirmation of life through movement.
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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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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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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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Nothing is more revealing than movement.
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The body says what words cannot.
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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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Discipline is liberation.
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