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Fire is the test of gold adversity, of strong men.
Martha Graham
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Martha Graham
Age: 96 †
Born: 1894
Born: May 11
Died: 1991
Died: April 1
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Ballet Dancer
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Martha Grehem
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'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
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My childhood years were a balance of dark and light.
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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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I don't try to tell the dancers exactly what a dance means before they do it.
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I'm asked so often whether I believe in life after death. I do believe in the sanctity of life, the continuity of life and of energy. I know the anonymity of death has no appeal for me. It is the now that I must face and want to face.
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