Martha Graham Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Martha Graham quotes, Martha Graham sayings, and Martha Graham proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion. Martha Graham
Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years. Martha Graham
Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body. Martha Graham
Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain. Martha Graham
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can. Martha Graham
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. Martha Graham
There is a vitality, a life-force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action Keep the channel open. Martha Graham
Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place. Martha Graham
You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost. Martha Graham
There is only one you in all time. Martha Graham
The body is a sacred garment. Martha Graham
The body says what words cannot. Martha Graham
What people in the world think of you is really none of your business. Martha Graham
No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times. Martha Graham
The unique must be fulfilled. Martha Graham
If you feel depressed you shouldn't go out on the street because it will show on your face and you'll give it to others. Misery is a communicable disease. 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. 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. 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. Martha Graham
Repetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces. Martha Graham
You see, when weaving a blanket, an Indian woman leaves a flaw in the weaving of that blanket to let the soul out. Martha Graham
Repetition not for monotony but the ecstasy it induces. Martha Graham
The gesture is the thing truly expressive of the individual - as we think so will we act. Martha Graham
The past is not dead; it is not even past. People live on inner time; the moment in which a decisive thought or feeling takes place can be at any time. Timeless feelings are common to all of us. Martha Graham
Our arms start from the back because they were once wings. Martha Graham
There is fatigue so great that the body cries, even in its sleep. Martha Graham
Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can Martha Graham
All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused. Martha Graham
Dance is a song of the body. Either of joy or pain. Martha Graham
Nobody cares if you can’t dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion. Martha Graham