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.

Quote by Martha Graham

Topics: Perfection Quotes, Practice Quotes

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.

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

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

'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...

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...

I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a...

I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a...

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.

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...

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...

The center of the stage is where I am.

The center of the stage is where I am.

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

What other culture could have produced someone like Hemingway and not seen the joke?

The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life.

The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life.

He steps on stage and draws the sword of rhetoric, and when he is through,...

He steps on stage and draws the sword of rhetoric, and when he is through,...

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

No theater could sanely flourish until there was an umbilical connection between what was happening...

No theater could sanely flourish until there was an umbilical connection between what was happening...

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before...

Theater is, of course, a reflection of life. Maybe we have to improve life before...

The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders...

The best of our theater is standing on tiptoe, striving to see over the shoulders...

I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made...

I adore the theater and I am a painter. I think the two are made...

I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a...

I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...