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Martha Graham Quotes

If I can’t dance, I don’t care if my dances are ever done again! Picture Quote #1

Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I believe that we learn by practice... it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which come shape of achievement, a sense of one’s being, a satisfaction of spirit Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

No animal ever has an ugly body until it is domesticated. It is the same with the human body Picture Quote #1

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Dancers have more bones than most people and on the days when you work hard you are sure that you have somehow accumulated more bones than you started with Picture Quote #1

Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart. The instrument through which the dance speaks is also the instrument through which life is lived... the human body Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I want to make people feel intensely alive. I’d rather have them against me than indifferent Picture Quote #1

It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting Picture Quote #1

I don’t try to tell the dancers exactly what a dance means before they do it Picture Quote #1

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No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times Picture Quote #1

Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can Picture Quote #1

Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle Picture Quote #1

In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength Picture Quote #1

Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it Picture Quote #1

I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable Picture Quote #1

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People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination Picture Quote #1

When you start with an idea, or something hits you, then you have to follow that through to the end, and it’s the following through to the end that makes the pattern. That, for me, is choreography Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion Picture Quote #1

Looking at the past is like lolling in a rocking chair. It is so relaxing and you can rock back and forth on the porch, and never go forward Picture Quote #1

It’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance Picture Quote #1

Dancers today can do anything; the technique is phenomenal. The passion and the meaning to their movement can be another thing Picture Quote #1

It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely Picture Quote #1

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If I can’t dance, I don’t care if my dances are ever done again! (Martha Graham Quotes) Art is eternal for it reveals the inner landscape which is the soul of man (Martha Graham Quotes) 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 (Martha Graham Quotes) I believe that we learn by practice... it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which come shape of achievement, a sense of one’s being, a satisfaction of spirit (Martha Graham Quotes) 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 (Martha Graham Quotes) No animal ever has an ugly body until it is domesticated. It is the same with the human body (Martha Graham Quotes) Dancers have more bones than most people and on the days when you work hard you are sure that you have somehow accumulated more bones than you started with (Martha Graham Quotes) Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart. The instrument through which the dance speaks is also the instrument through which life is lived... the human body (Martha Graham Quotes) 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 (Martha Graham Quotes) I want to make people feel intensely alive. I’d rather have them against me than indifferent (Martha Graham Quotes) It’s not my job to look beautiful. It’s my job to look interesting (Martha Graham Quotes) I don’t try to tell the dancers exactly what a dance means before they do it (Martha Graham Quotes) No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times (Martha Graham Quotes) Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can (Martha Graham Quotes) Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It’s a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle (Martha Graham Quotes) In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of the small beautiful bones and their delicate strength (Martha Graham Quotes) Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul’s weather to all who can read it (Martha Graham Quotes) I have spent all my life with dance and being a dancer. It’s permitting life to use you in a very intense way. Sometimes it is not pleasant. Sometimes it is fearful. But nevertheless it is inevitable (Martha Graham Quotes) People have asked me why I chose to be a dancer. I did not choose. I was chosen to be a dancer, and with that, you live all your life (Martha Graham Quotes) 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 (Martha Graham Quotes) I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination (Martha Graham Quotes) When you start with an idea, or something hits you, then you have to follow that through to the end, and it’s the following through to the end that makes the pattern. That, for me, is choreography (Martha Graham Quotes) 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 (Martha Graham Quotes) All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused (Martha Graham Quotes) 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 (Martha Graham Quotes) Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion (Martha Graham Quotes) Looking at the past is like lolling in a rocking chair. It is so relaxing and you can rock back and forth on the porch, and never go forward (Martha Graham Quotes) It’s what I always wanted to do, to show the laughter, the fun, the joy of dance (Martha Graham Quotes) Dancers today can do anything; the technique is phenomenal. The passion and the meaning to their movement can be another thing (Martha Graham Quotes) It takes ten years, usually, to make a dancer. It takes ten years of handling the instrument, handling the material with which you are dealing, for you to know it completely (Martha Graham Quotes)

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