“Think of the magic of the foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.”

Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Think of the magic of the foot, comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It's a miracle and the dance i…" by Martha Graham?
Martha Graham photo
Martha Graham 48
American dancer and choreographer 1894–1991

Related quotes

Martha Graham photo

“The next time you look into the mirror, just look at the way the ears rest next to the head; look at the way the hairline grows; think of all the little bones in your wrist. It is a miracle. And the dance is a celebration of that miracle.”

Martha Graham (1894–1991) American dancer and choreographer

I Am A Dancer (1952)
Variant: 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.

John Allen Paulos photo

“The whole weight of science is the prima facie evidence against a miracle having occurred.”

John Allen Paulos (1945) American mathematician

Part 2 “Four Subjective Arguments”, Chapter 5 “The Argument from Interventions (and Miracles, Prayers, and Witnesses)” (p. 88)
Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don’t Add Up (2008)

Aron Ra photo
Clive Staples Lewis photo
James Patterson photo
Sri Aurobindo photo
Thomas Carlyle photo
James Baldwin photo
Ludwig Wittgenstein photo
William Goldman photo

Related topics