Twyla Tharp Quotes

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• Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it,… Cannot See
• Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them. What we're talking about here… All
• In the end all collaborations are love stories. All
• Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box Box
• When you're in a rut, you have to question everything except your ability to get out of it. Ability
• You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that's a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So… Came
• If you only do what you know and do it very, very well, chances are that you won't fail. You'll just stagnate, and your work… Chance
• I'm often asked, 'Where do you get your ideas?' ...It's like asking, 'Where do you find air to breathe?' Ideas are all around you. Air
• Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable. Ability
• Dancing is like bank robbery, it takes split-second timing. Bank
• I do everything I know how in a dance. Dance
• Doing is better than not doing, and if you do something badly you'll learn to do it better. Badly
• I also had a will that let me eliminate everything that stood in the way of my becoming the best dancer I could be. By… Becoming
• I always, somehow, knew that I was going to dance. Always Somehow
• I began to discriminate between fear and excitement. The two, though very close, are completely different. Fear is negative excitement, choking your imagination. Real excitement… Apprehension
• I think that probably the moments of discovery do come from a place that is not totally organized. Order is something that we already know… Already Know
• It's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer. Dance
• This is not a pleasant route for many young people to consider. You have to be either hopelessly passionate, or very stupid. Consider
• Usually kids who are talented have the brashness to think they can do anything, but they don't often get the chance to see how close… Brashness
• We're a machine and we have to be worked in the same way we have to be fed. Dance

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