The Spine Is The Tree Of Life.

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.

No Artist Is Ahead Of His Time. He Is His Time; It Is Just That Others Are Behind The Times.

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.

...although, As The Latin Verb To Educate, Educate, Indicates, It Is Not A Question Of Putting Something In But Drawing It Out, If It Is There To Begin With...i Want All Of My Students And All Of My Dancers To Be Aware Of The Poignancy Of Life At That Moment. I Would Like To Feel That I Had, In Some Way, Given Them The Gift Of Themselves.

In 1980, A Well-meaning Fundraiser Came To See Me And Said, "miss Graham, The Most Powerful Thing You Have Going For You To Raise Money Is Your Respectability." I Wanted To Spit. Respectable! Show Me Any Artist Who Wants To Be Respectable.