Quotes of Martha Graham - somelinesforyou

“ The body is a sacred garment. ”

- Martha Graham

“ The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted. ”

- Martha Graham

“ The body says what words cannot. ”

- Martha Graham

“ Dance is the hidden language of the soul. ”

- Martha Graham

“ Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion. ”

- Martha Graham

“ I believe that 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. ”

- Martha Graham

“ 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

“ There is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. ”

- Martha Graham

“ I believe that 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. In each, it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of spirit. One becomes, in some area, an athlete of God. 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. ”

- Martha Graham

“ I believe that 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. In each, it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of spirit. One becomes, in some area, an athlete of God. 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. ”

- Martha Graham

“ The center of the stage is where I am. ”

- Martha Graham

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

- Martha Graham

“ To me, a building - if it's beautiful - is the love of one man, he's made it out of his love for space, materials, things like that. ”

- Martha Graham

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

- Martha Graham

“ There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium, and be lost. The world will not have it… ”

- Martha Graham

“ Misery is a communicable disease. ”

- Martha Graham

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

- Martha Graham

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

- Martha Graham

“ 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

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

- Martha Graham

“ There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium, and be lost. The world will not have it… ”

- Martha Graham

“ Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion. ”

- Martha Graham

“ You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out. ”

- Martha Graham

“ Learn by practice. ”

- Martha Graham

“ America does not concern itself now with Impressionism. We own no involved philosophy. The psyche of the land is to be found in its movement. It is to be felt as a dramatic force of energy and vitality. We move; we do not stand still. We have not yet arrived at the stock-taking stage. ”

- Martha Graham

“ Misery is a communicable disease. ”

- Martha Graham

“ The center of the stage is where I am. ”

- Martha Graham

“ Dancers are the messengers of the gods. ”

- Martha Graham

“ Censorship is the height of vanity. ”

- Martha Graham

“ No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times. ”

- Martha Graham
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