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Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out how big a prize you’ve won.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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The formal education that I received made little sense to me.
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