American - Dancer | July 1, 1941 -
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.
Twyla Tharp
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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is the result of good work habits.
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In dreams, anything can be anything, and everybody can do. We can fly, we can turn upside down, we can transform into anything.
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I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy.
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Creativity is not just for artists. It's for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a sale; it's for engineers trying to solve a problem; it's for parents who want their children to see the world in more than one way.
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Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.
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I used to say to myself, 'Well, in the old days everybody danced because they loved to dance, and there was none of this professional garbage going on about how much can you get for this or that or the other, or any of the kinds of things that insecurity can sometimes promote. Sometimes it's for the wrong reasons.'
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To survive, you've got to keep wheedling your way. You can't just sit there and fight against odds when it's not going to work. You have to turn a corner, dig a hole, go through a tunnel - and find a way to keep moving.
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You can only generate ideas when you put pencil to paper, brush to canvas... when you actually do something physical.
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My dancers expect me to deliver because my choreography represents their livelihood.
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I don't hate language. I have my own language, but I also enjoy the English language. Obviously, you don't read a lot of literature and not care about language.
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If you're speaking of love, you really must include the element of uncertainty - and perhaps it's best approached as the art of constant maintenance.
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