Martha Graham Quotes

American - Dancer | May 11, 1894 - April 1, 1991

Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.

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Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.

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Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.

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'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.

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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 did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancer's body, we as audience must see ourselves, not the imitated behavior of everyday actions, not the phenomenon of nature, not exotic creatures from another planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being.

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You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.

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We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God.

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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.

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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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Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.

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Censorship is the height of vanity.

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