Martha Graham Quotes & Sayings

25 most famous Martha Graham quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American dancer who passed away on 1 April, 1991.

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.”

“Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion.”

“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.”

“You are unique, and if that is not fulfilled, then something has been lost.”

“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.”

“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.”

“'Age' is the acceptance of a term of years. But maturity is the glory of years.”

“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.”