"There's a paradox in the notion that creativity……" — Twyla Tharp
"There's a paradox in the notion that creativity should be a habit. We think of creativity as a way of keeping everything fresh and new, while habit implies routine and repetition. That paradox intrigues me because it occupies the place where creativity and skill rub up against each other."
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Twyla Tharp
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180 Quotes by Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp has 180 quotes on this site.
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More often than not I've found, a rut is a consequence of sticking to tried and tested methods that don't…
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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.
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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That's it in a nutshell…
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The irony of multitasking is that it's exhausting: when you're doing two or three things simultaneously, you use more energy…
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No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection…
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The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And…
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Everything that happens in my day is a transaction between the external world and my internal world. Everything is raw…
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Art is running away without ever leaving home.
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In the not-for-profit world, there can be wastefulness because there's not the desperate urgency of when you're on a clock.
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It's vital to establish some rituals-automatic but decisive patterns of behavior-at the beginning of the creative process, when you are…
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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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It takes skill to bring something you've imagined into the world: to use words to create believable lives, to select…
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
— Aristotle
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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.
— Nnamdi Azikiwe
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
— Isaac Asimov
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Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.
— Lauren Bacall
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
— Francis Bacon
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You don't take a photograph, you make it.
— Ansel Adams
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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
— Ansel Adams
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
— Ansel Adams
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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged…
— Ansel Adams
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Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of…
— Ansel Adams
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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
— Scott Adams
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