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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That's it in a nutshell ... In order to be creative you have to know how to prepare to be creative.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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I'm willing to be regarded as a tyrant to keep my vision intact.
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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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That's what improvising is like for me. There's no tollbooth between my impulse and my action.
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You can keep on chewing gum for ten hours, but after about a minute and a half you've got all the good out of it.
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I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.
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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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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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