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Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.
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Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with the male potential.
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Art is an investigation.
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You can keep on chewing gum for ten hours, but after about a minute and a half you've got all the good out of it.
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The more you know, the better you can imagine.
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Don’t sign on for more problems than you must. Resist the temptation to involve yourself in other people’s zones of expertise and responsibility. Monitor troublesome situations if you need to, but don’t insert yourself unless you’re running out of time and a solution is nowhere in sight. In short, stifle your inner control freak.
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When I'm in the studio, when I'm warm, when I'm what people call improvising, I feel a very special connection. I feel the most right. I don't want to become too mystic about this, but things feel as though they're in the best order at that particular moment.
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