My dancing is not an attempt to interpret life in the literary sense. It is an affirmation of life through movement.
MARTHA GRAHAMWherever a dancer stands is holy ground.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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 secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.
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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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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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Discipline is liberation.
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Dance is communication, and so the great challenge is to speak clearly, beautifully and with inevitability.
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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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Misery is a communicable disease.
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If you feel depressed you shouldn’t go out on the street because it will show on your face and you’ll give it to others. Misery is a communicable disease.
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Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.
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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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No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times.
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In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength.
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