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Whether it's a painter finding his way each morning to the easel, or a medical researcher returning daily to the laboratory, the routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightning bolt of inspiration, maybe more.

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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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.
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Perfect practice makes perfect.
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I've always found it necessity to strip away everything but the most fundamental ways to work - the rest is style.
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Energy and time are finite resources conserving them is very important.
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if you want to create art, you'd best have a deep belief in yourself and no ulterior motives.
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The content and thematic materials of dance is, of itself, like boxing. You play tennis and baseball. But boxing is not a sport you play: you stand up and do it.
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I've always thought my creative life began the moment my mother called me Twyla.
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My greatest fear in working is always the end. Lately I have taken to tricking myself into finishing by leaving a hole in the middle somewhere, then stitching the two pieces together - the Union Pacific approach.
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I don't think that scheduling is uncreative. I think that structure is required for creativity.
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Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.
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Dance has never been a particularly easy life, and everybody knows that.
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I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies.
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The blank space can be humbling. But I've faced it my whole professional life. It's my job. It's also my calling. Bottom line: Filling this empty space constitutes my identity.
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I always find that the best collaborations are when you work with people that know what they're doing, and you leave them alone to do it.
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As people who have commitments and obligations, we try to blockade emotions and go on our course towards excellence, and that's a lie. I've definitely paid a price. Everything is an exchange.
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The formal education that I received made little sense to me.
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Living had little use for me other than how it could be funneled into dance.
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I am fairly concise when I work and I work quickly because I think work is done better in a high gear than done our in a gear when everyone's exhausted. Get focused, do it!
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Our ability to grow is directly proportional to an ability to entertain the uncomfortable.
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