“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 of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it
will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world
will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is
nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your
business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel
open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have
to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep
the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction
whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a
blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the
others”
“Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are great because of their passion.”
―
Martha Graham
“What people in the world think of you is really none of your business.”
―
Martha Graham
“I believe that 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. In each, it is the performance of a
dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which
comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of
spirit. One becomes, in some area, an athlete of God. 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.”
―
Martha Graham
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