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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: dancer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: May 11, 1894 - April 1, 1991

Topics

TimeArtistAheadOthersJustHe

I think it's true for all of us, if you find yourself doing really well at something, then the pressure is on you to try to improve.

Joe Morton

YourselfThinkPressureDoingYou

My father and I used to watch movies all the time. That was our bonding time, so that's when I kind of fell in love with acting.

Jessica Barth

LoveFatherTimeActingMoviesKind

Nine tenths of education is encouragement.

Anatole France

EducationEncouragementNine

A lot of media that that I want to consume, I don't want to have to own forever and ever. It's not like real estate.

John Hodgman

Real EstateMediaWantRealOwn

I sometimes try to write something that is actually really simple and I can't do it. So, then, it's not simple anymore. It's really hard and it gets all messed up. I sometimes sit down and try to write a song with just three chords and it doesn't work.

Sondre Lerche

WorkSimpleSongDownMessed UpTry

I've never, ever in my life touched a photographer. Some of the cruellest things I've ever said have been to photographers who are chasing me down the street, some of the sharpest, most efficient emotional barbs. And they know that in that moment, in that one-to-one wit competition, they just got smashed.

Russell Crowe

LifeMomentCompetitionMeMy Life

I do have food in my books. Different people eat different ways.

Mona Simpson

FoodPeopleEatDifferent People

I'm not in the business of being 'friendly.' First and foremost, I'm a journalist. My business is the truth. Now, I happen to be other things, too - a pop-culture phenomenon, the most in-demand speaker on the campus lecture circuit, whatever. But I believe in facts.

Milo Yiannopoulos

BusinessTruthBelieveFactsNow

You don't see too many atheists on the deathbed. They all start cramming then.

Dolly Parton

StartYouSeeDeathbedManyThen

Nothing is ever the same as they said it was.

Diane Arbus

SaidNothingSameEver

I'm not a fan of chrome wheels. I sort of like brushed, brushed steel, more European style.

Brooke Burke

StyleSteelMoreWheelsLikeFan

What kind of people do they think we are? Is it possible they do not realize that we shall never cease to persevere against them until they have been taught a lesson which they and the world will never forget?

Winston Churchill

PeopleWorldThinkNever ForgetKind

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