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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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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
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when the time came I would do battle with my mother for the right to sit at the center of my own life.
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The more you know, the better you can imagine.
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I'm willing to be regarded as a tyrant to keep my vision intact.
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The notion of the hero as outsider, as alien, is forget it, over, done with. It's not about being against society anymore. It's about standing there, holding something up. It's not pulling away.
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Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box
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Easily acquired. Inexpensive. Perfectly functional. Portable. Identifiable. Disposable. Eternal enough. These are my criteria for the perfect storage system. And I’ve found the answer in the simple file box.
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I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention.
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My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment, which is a good thing for someone who still thinks of themselves as a very basic American.
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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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