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.
MARTHA GRAHAMThe main thing, of course, always, is the fact that there is only one of you in the world, just one, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Ambition is not enough; necessity is everything.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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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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Wherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
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Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man.
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I want to make people feel intensely alive. I’d rather have them against me than indifferent.
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Misery is a communicable disease.
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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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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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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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You will only get out of a dance class what you bring to it. Learn by practice.
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There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.
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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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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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Dancers have more bones than most people and on the days when you work hard you are sure that you have somehow accumulated more bones than you started with.
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