Twyla Tharp Quotes

I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot.

Twyla Tharp

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Diversity has been written into the DNA of American life; any institution that lacks a rainbow array has come to seem diminished, if not diseased.

Joe Klein

LifeRainbowDiversityAmericanDNA

What I do now, when I'm taking on a film, I always ask about the fairness of the pay. I ask what they're offering me in comparison to the guy. I don't care about how much I get paid; I'm in an industry where we're overcompensated for the work we do.

Jessica Chastain

WorkMeCareFairnessNowPay

It is reality that awakens possibilities, and nothing would be more perverse than to deny it.

Robert Musil

RealityPossibilitiesNothingMore

We are what we see. We are products of our surroundings.

Amber Valletta

SurroundingsSeeProductsOur

I think that the shame of being different is very painful for a lot of people.

Min Jin Lee

PeopleBeing DifferentThinkShame

If the militarily most powerful - and least threatened - states need nuclear weapons for their security, how can one deny such security to countries that are truly insecure? The present nuclear policy is a recipe for proliferation. It is a policy for disaster.

Joseph Rotblat

PresentPowerfulSecurityNeedMost

While making Genevieve, I learned there could be a lot more to a film than just acting in it.

Dinah Sheridan

ActingMoreFilmJustMakingThan

Fox News never calls up Bobby Seale to articulate a stance in opposition to right-wing conservatives. To me, giving the New Black Panthers a platform on Fox is a subtle tactic to scare people.

Bobby Seale

PeopleMeBlackGivingNewsNew

I think cookery shows have become so sophisticated, and everyone's so marvellous at it, but there are people like me who aren't into the cooking malarkey, who still don't know how to boil an egg for three minutes.

Anton du Beke

CookingPeopleMeThinkEggKnow

Just growing up in Pittsburgh and knowing different neighborhoods, having family there and just loving it, it's like no other place.

Wiz Khalifa

FamilyGrowing UpLovingPlaceUp

I ask people what they do in sales, how much money they made last year, what their cost of sales is, and they don't even know. If you don't know your numbers, you're going out of business. I don't care how good your product is.

Tilman J. Fertitta

GoodBusinessMoneyPeopleCareYou

Although every writer dreams of getting it right on the first pass, very few succeed.

Richard Rhodes

DreamsSucceedFirstRightPassFew

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