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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.

Twyla Tharp

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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
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The disasteris not the money, although the money will be missed. The disaster is the disrespect--this belief that the arts are dispensable, that they're not critical to a culture's existence.
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Art is running away without ever leaving home.
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Creativity is an act of defiance.
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I think of music as fuel, its spectrum of energy governed by tempi, volume, and heart.
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The more you know, the better you can imagine.
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Usually kids who are talented have the brashness to think they can do anything, but they don't often get the chance to see how close they can come.
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You have to believe there's something at the other side. And you have to have faith in yourself. You have to think that you have the tools to accomplish it.
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I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't.
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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 first steps of a creative act are like groping in the dark: random and chaotic, feverish and fearful, a lot of busy-ness with no apparent or definable end in sight.
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Every dance I make is a dive into this well of ancient memory.
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Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box
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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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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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