"In terms of individuals who actually inspired me,……" — Twyla Tharp

"In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry."

— Twyla Tharp

180 Quotes by Twyla Tharp

Twyla Tharp has 180 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't…
Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.
Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That's it in a nutshell…
The irony of multitasking is that it's exhausting: when you're doing two or three things simultaneously, you use more energy…
No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection…
The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And…
Everything that happens in my day is a transaction between the external world and my internal world. Everything is raw…
There's a paradox in the notion that creativity should be a habit. We think of creativity as a way of…
Art is running away without ever leaving home.
In the not-for-profit world, there can be wastefulness because there's not the desperate urgency of when you're on a clock.
It's vital to establish some rituals-automatic but decisive patterns of behavior-at the beginning of the creative process, when you are…
Never worry that rote exercises aimed at developing skills will suffocate creativity. At the same time, it's important to recognize…

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Doctoral training is devoted almost entirely to learning to do research, even though most Ph.Ds who enter academic life spend… — Derek Bok
A lot of things look good on an academic's blackboard in terms of the actions that need to be taken.… — John O. Brennan
Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them. — Samuel Butler
I am not an academic who happens to have written a novel. I am a novelist who happens to be… — A. S. Byatt
I did a lot of my writing as though I was an academic, doing some piece of research as perfectly… — A. S. Byatt
In the academic world, most of the work that is done is clerical. A lot of the work done by… — Noam Chomsky
The acceptance of the facts of African-American history and the African-American historian as a legitimate part of the academic community… — John Henrik Clarke
I hope telling stories though 'Making a Difference' - as in my academic work and nonprofit work - will help… — Chelsea Clinton
All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price. — Juvenal
With the states release today of a set of clear and consistent academic standards, our nation is one step closer… — Bill Gates
Human intelligence is richer and more dynamic than we have been led to believe by formal academic education. — Ken Robinson
School feeding not only fills stomachs, but has a proven track record of boosting enrollment, attendance and academic performance. For… — Drew Barrymore

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