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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits.

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
Dancer
Writer
Portland
Indiana
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Art
Best
Work
Good
Habits
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Creativity

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I had always seen myself as a star I wanted to be a galaxy.
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Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.
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