Facts about Martha Graham

Occup.Dancer
FromUSA
BornMay 11, 1894
DiedApril 1, 1991
Aged96 years

Summary

Martha Graham was a famous Dancer from USA, who lived between May 11, 1894 and April 1, 1991. He/she became 96 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 25 quotes who is written / told by Martha, under the main topic Architecture.

Related authors: Ted Shawn (Dancer), Ruth St. Denis (Dancer), Rudolf Nureyev (Dancer), Victoria Principal (Actress)

25 Famous quotes by Martha Graham

Small: Censorship is the height of vanity
"Censorship is the height of vanity"
Small: The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body
"The body is your instrument in dance, but your art is outside that creature, the body"
Small: The body is a sacred garment
"The body is a sacred garment"
Small: Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion
"Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion"
Small: 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"
Small: I did not want to be a tree, a flower or a wave. In a dancers body, we as audience must see ourselves,
"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 planet, but something of the miracle that is a human being"
Small: Age is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years
"'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years"
Small: We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by p
"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"
Small: Nothing is more revealing than movement
"Nothing is more revealing than movement"
Small: Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body
"Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body"
Small: There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action,
"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"
Small: No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time it is just that others are behind the times
"No artist is ahead of his time. He is his time; it is just that others are behind the times"
Small: Misery is a communicable disease
"Misery is a communicable disease"
Small: Learn by practice
"Learn by practice"
Small: 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"
Small: The only sin is mediocrity
"The only sin is mediocrity"
Small: Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reas
"Some men have thousands of reasons why they cannot do what they want to, when all they need is one reason why they can"
Small: First we have to believe, and then we believe
"First we have to believe, and then we believe"
Small: Fire is the test of gold adversity, of strong men
"Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men"
Small: To me, a building - if its beautiful - is the love of one man, hes made it out of his love for space, m
"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"
Small: Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of fai
"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"
Small: Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. Its a miracle
"Think of the magic of that foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle"
Small: Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place
"Theater is a verb before it is a noun, an act before it is a place"
Small: The body says what words cannot
"The body says what words cannot"
Small: The body never lies
"The body never lies"