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Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else's footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill.

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances.
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In the future, I will make certain that I commit to projects so there's enough breathing space for me to have an emotional life.
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You don't get into the mood to create – it's discipline.
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Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great.
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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.
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Never worry that rote exercises aimed at developing skills will suffocate creativity. At the same time, it's important to recognize that demonstrating great technique is not the same as being creative.
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I think that probably the moments of discovery do come from a place that is not totally organized. Order is something that we already know about. Discoveries are in a place we don't already know about.
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I've always thought my creative life began the moment my mother called me Twyla.
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Skill is how you close the gap between what you can see in your mind's eye and what you can produce the more skill you have, the more sophisticated and accomplished your ideas can be. With absolute skill comes absolute confidence.
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Solitude is an unavoidable part of creativity. Self-reliance is a happy by-product.
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I never studied with Balanchine, but his work was very important to me.
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Every dance I make is a dive into this well of ancient memory.
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While most people in the arts think they have to be constantly looking forward to be edgy and creative....the real secret of creativity is to go back and remember.
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I've always had to keep the walls in place, and the only way to do that is to keep yourself constantly occupied... From the time I was 8 years old, until I went to college, I worked... There was no social life.
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By making the start of the sequence automatic, they replace doubt and fear with comfort and routine.
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I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent.
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I had always seen myself as a star I wanted to be a galaxy.
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