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Martha Graham

"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique, and if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium, and be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is, not how it compares with other expression. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open."

Source : "The Life and Work of Martha Graham". Book by Agnes de Mille, p. 264, 1991.

Martha Graham

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“There is no alarm clock like embarrassment,”

Source : Maryrose Wood (2010). “The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling”, p.3, Harper Collins
“To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign of uncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.”
“From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor of any nation upon whom it is bestowed.”
“True opinions can prevail only if the facts to which they refer are known; if they are not known, false ideas are just as effective as true ones, if not a little more effective.”
“I really like sometimes to do action pictures; I get a really big kick out of doing those.”
“William Shakespeare was the most remarkable storyteller that the world has ever known. Homer told of adventure and men at war, Sophocles and Tolstoy told of tragedies and of people in trouble. Terence and Mark Twain told cosmic stories, Dickens told melodramatic ones, Plutarch told histories and Hans Christian Andersen told fairy tales. But Shakespeare told every kind of story â€“ comedy, tragedy, history, melodrama, adventure, love stories and fairy tales â€“ and each of them so well that they have become immortal. In all the world of storytelling he has become the greatest name.”
“On Friday I was in Washington for a meeting with Administration officials. In the course of that meeting, they requested that I 'step aside' as CEO of GM, and so I have.”

Source : "Wagoner's words show how far we've come" by Dan Roberts, www.theguardian.com. March 30, 2009.
“When afflictions arrest us, we shall murmur and grumble and struggle until we see that it is God that strikes.”

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