Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
MARTHA GRAHAMFreedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for — liberation.
More Martha Graham Quotes
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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.
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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 believe one thing: that today is yesterday and tomorrow is today and you can’t stop.
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Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it.
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The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.
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I did not choose to be a dancer. I was chosen.
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The spine is the tree of life. Respect it.
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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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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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Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.
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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.
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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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It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting.
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Nothing is more revealing than movement.
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