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…

Quote by Martha Graham

Topics: Action Quotes, Miracles Quotes

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

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

We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or...

We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or...

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

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

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some...

Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some...

The center of the stage is where I am.

The center of the stage is where I am.

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

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

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through...

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through...

In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of...

In a dancer, there is a reverence for such forgotten things as the miracle of...

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

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

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go...

To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go...

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything,...

We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything,...

Sometimes being mature in my thoughts has its disadvantages simply because so many who are...

Sometimes being mature in my thoughts has its disadvantages simply because so many who are...

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity.

Maturity is knowing when to be immature.

Maturity is knowing when to be immature.

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

If one attempts to assign to religion its place in man's evolution, it seems not...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we...

Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit...

Most people don't grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit...

One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship...

One of the signs of passing youth is the birth of a sense of fellowship...

If growing up is the process of creating ideas and dreams about what life should...

If growing up is the process of creating ideas and dreams about what life should...