Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
MARTHA GRAHAMThe world I’m interested in is the one where things are not named.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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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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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.
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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.
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Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.
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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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The unique must be fulfilled.
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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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Nothing is more revealing than movement.
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Misery is a communicable disease.
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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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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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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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Discipline is liberation.
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