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I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democratically, done honestly.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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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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I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.
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The more you fail in private, the less you will fail in public.
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when the time came I would do battle with my mother for the right to sit at the center of my own life.
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