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138 quotes by Twyla Tharp

Twyla Tharp 2004 Born (1941-07-01) July 1, 1941 (age 73) Portland, Indiana, U.S. Occupation Choreographer, dancer Years active 1960s–present Website www.TwylaTharp.org Twyla Tharp (/ˈtwaɪlə θɑrp/; born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer and choreographer, who lives and works in New York City.
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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is the result of good work habits.

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I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy.

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Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.

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The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language.

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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... →

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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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Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism.

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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... →

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Nobody worked harder than Mozart. By the time he was twenty-eight years old, his hands were deformed because of all the hours he had spent... →

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I look for dancers who have all the technique in the world. But they must be dancers who are open-minded, who are willing to forget that they know... →

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A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning to think that walls are very unhealthy things.

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There's the tradition of the 19th-century ballets, and the 20th century has had a difficult time with that tradition. And it's had a... →

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Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways.

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