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Subject: Re: [Leica] my favorite martha graham quote
From: sam <sam@osheaven.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:13:15 -0500
References: <BBE8C23A.5794%yup@pacbell.net>

Martha is very much like-minded with Twix Bullah of the Railroad Club 
who said "I use my arse instead of my brain; the money's the same."


Sam S




doug kim wrote:
> no monkeys in this one:
> 
> "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.
> 
> If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost.
> 
> The world will not have it.
> 
> It is not yours to determine how good it is; nor how it compares with other
> expressions. It is your business to keep the channel open.
> 
> You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep
> open and aware directly to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel
> open.
> 
> No artist is ever pleased.
> 
> There is no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine
> dissatisfaction; a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more
> alive than the others."
> 
> Martha Graham to Agnes De Mille
> 

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