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I think Tolstoy had an unbelievably complicated relationship with women. (Twyla Tharp)
There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do. View quote
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Art is an investigation. View quote
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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. View quote
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Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways. View quote
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I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy. View quote
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A dancer's life is all about repetition. View quote
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A commission is an invitation to fall in love. View quote
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At the ballet classes I took when I first came to New York, I would see great dancers like Cynthia Gregory and Lupe Serrano. I would look at them and study what they could do, and what I couldn't do. And then I'd think maybe they should try what I could do. View quote
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To survive, you've got to keep wheedling your way. You can't just sit there and fight against odds when it's not going to work. You have to turn a corner, dig a hole, go through a tunnel - and find a way to keep moving. View quote
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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. (Twyla Tharp)
Modern dancers should be doing things no one else is doing, and it should come from the gut. View quote
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To make real change, you have to be well anchored - not only in the belief that it can be done, but also in some pretty real ways about who you are and what you can do. View quote
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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. View quote
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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! View quote
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I have a sort of tactility about music. I go into record stores and just run my fingers over it, the spines. View quote
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Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. View quote
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Judgment is not my business. Existing is my business. View quote
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If you're speaking of love, you really must include the element of uncertainty - and perhaps it's best approached as the art of constant maintenance. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm a known reader. That's what I do with my time. (Twyla Tharp)
I've survived inattention. I hope to God I survive attention. View quote
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