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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.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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In dreams, anything can be anything, and everybody can do. We can fly, we can turn upside down, we can transform into anything.
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