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.

Quote by Martha Graham

Topics: Vitality Quotes

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream...

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

If there were a ritual dance of the androgyne, Tai chi as performed by this...

If there were a ritual dance of the androgyne, Tai chi as performed by this...

I use dancing to embellish, extend or enlarge upon an existing emotion.

I use dancing to embellish, extend or enlarge upon an existing emotion.

Most of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies

Most of the people who came for dancing lessons had Rumba ambitions and minuet bodies

I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.

I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.

Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned...

Anyone who's just driven 90 yards against huge men trying to kill them has earned...

In a fiddler's house all are dancers

In a fiddler's house all are dancers

Dance as if no one were watching, Sing as if no one were listening, And...

Dance as if no one were watching, Sing as if no one were listening, And...

He was trained as a dancer, and he had both a dancer's body and a...

He was trained as a dancer, and he had both a dancer's body and a...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...

Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear...