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I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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A young person has to start making decisions for themselves at a much earlier age than an overbearing parent allows one.
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Creativity is an act of defiance.
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The first steps of a creative act are like groping in the dark: random and chaotic, feverish and fearful, a lot of busy-ness with no apparent or definable end in sight.
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The more you know, the better you can imagine.
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I was privileged to be able to study a year with Martha Graham, the last year she was teaching.
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The formal education that I received made little sense to me.
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