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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.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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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.
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