3 December 2020 Martha Graham 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.
3 December 2020 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.
3 December 2020 Martha Graham 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.
3 December 2020 Martha Graham The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body.
3 December 2020 Martha Graham 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.
3 December 2020 Martha Graham ‘Age’ is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.
3 December 2020 Martha Graham Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.
