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I use the words gods and godd...

I use the words gods and goddesses principally, I think, to mean beautiful bodies - bodies that are absolute instruments. And I believe in discipline, I believe in a very definite technique.

Martha Graham 161 quotes

In a dancer, there is a rever...

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 161 quotes

I'm asked so often whether I ...

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.

Martha Graham 161 quotes

What makes a great dancer is ...

What makes a great dancer is not technique. What makes a great dancer is passion.

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How many leaps did Nijinksy t...

How many leaps did Nijinksy take before he made the one that startled the world? He took thousands and thousands and it is that legend that gives us the courage, the energy, and arrogance to go back into the studio knowing that while there is so little time to be born to the instant, you will work again among the many that you may once more be born as one. That is a dancer's world.

Martha Graham 161 quotes

I'd rather an audience like m...

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.

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At the time I started in ball...

At the time I started in ballet they were dancing 'The Spirit of Champagne' on pointe, in Paris. I thought, 'I don't want to dance the spirit of champagne, I want to drink it!

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In 1980, a well-meaning fundr...

In 1980, a well-meaning fundraiser came to see me and said, "Miss Graham, the most powerful thing you have going for you to raise money is your respectability." I wanted to spit. Respectable! Show me any artist who wants to be respectable.

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Theater used to be a verb; it...

Theater used to be a verb; it used to be an act. But nowadays it is just a noun. It is a place.

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Freedom to a dancer means dis...

Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for -- liberation.

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All things I do are in every ...

All things I do are in every woman. Every woman is Medea. Every woman is Jocasta. There comes a time when a woman is a mother to her husband. Clytemnestra is every woman when she kills.

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The main thing, of course, al...

The main thing, of course, always, is the fact that there is only one of you in the world, just one, and if that is not fulfilled then something has been lost. Ambition is not enough; necessity is everything.

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There is a vitality, a life f...

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because 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. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.

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The secret to dancing is that...

The secret to dancing is that it is about everything except dancing.

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Looking at the past is like l...

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.

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Stand up! Keep your backs str...

Stand up! Keep your backs straight! Remember that this is where the wings grow.

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To me, this acquirement of ne...

To me, this acquirement of nervous, physical, and emotional concentration is the one element possessed to the highest degree by the truly great dancers of the world. Its acquirement is the result of discipline, of energy in the deep sense. That is why there are so few great dancers.

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We are all of us, unique - ea...

We are all of us, unique - each a unique pattern of creativity and if we do not fulfill it, it is lost for all time.

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Dancing is a very living art....

Dancing is a very living art. It is essentially of the moment, although a very old art. A dancer's art is lived while he is dancing. Nothing is left of his art except the pictures and the memories--when his dancing days are over.

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It is not your business to de...

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 161 quotes

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