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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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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
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Portland
Indiana
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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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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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Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with the male potential.
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I'm often asked, 'Where do you get your ideas?' ...It's like asking, 'Where do you find air to breathe?' Ideas are all around you.
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Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box
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Without the little ideas, there are no big ideas.
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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 problem it's for parents who want their children to see the world in more than one way.
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Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art.
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I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.
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