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There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do.
Twyla Tharp
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Twyla Tharp
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: July 1
Ballet Dancer
Choreographer
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Portland
Indiana
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I had always seen myself as a star I wanted to be a galaxy.
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Failing, and learning from it, is necessary. Unil you've done it, you're missing an important piece of your creative arsenal.
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