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Martha Graham Inspirational Quotes (72)

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The center of the stage is where I am.
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Dancing is a very living art. It is essentially of the moment, although a very old art. A dancer's art is lived while he is dancing. Nothing is left of his art except the pictures and the memories--when his dancing days are over.
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First we have to believe, and then we believe.
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We are all of us, unique - each a unique pattern of creativity and if we do not fulfill it, it is lost for all time.
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I am certain that movement never lies. There is only one law of posture I have been able to discover - the perpendicular line connecting heaven and earth.
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Dancers are the messengers of the gods.
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In the end, it all comes down to the art of breathing.
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Dancing appears glamorous, easy, delightful. But the path to paradise of the achievement is not easier than any other. There is fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. There are times of complete frustration, there are daily small deaths.
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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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What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.
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Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
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I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man--the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be.
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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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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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'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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Dance is the landscape of man's soul.
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Our arms start from the back because they were once wings.
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I love words very much. I've always loved to talk, and I've always love words — the words that rest in your mouth, what words mean and how you taste them and so on. And for me the spoken word can be used almost as a gesture.
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You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out.
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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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The unique must be fulfilled.
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You have no right to go before a public without an adequate technique, just because you feel. Anything feels - a leaf feels, a storm feels - what right have you to do that? You have to have speech, and it's a cultivated speech.
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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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Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for -- liberation.
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