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Twyla Tharp quotes

American Dancer July 1, 1941

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Twyla Tharp quote: "In the end all collaborations are love stories."
In the end all collaborations are love stories. Twyla Tharp
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. Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp quote: "I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life...."
I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift. Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp quote: "Dance has never been a particularly easy life, and everybody..."
Dance has never been a particularly easy life, and everybody knows that. Twyla Tharp
In terms of individuals who actually inspired me, very few of the academic people that I had access to had that power over me. Maybe it's simply because I wasn't that committed to geometry. Twyla Tharp
My mother was the first woman in the county in Indiana where we were born, in Jay County, to have a college degree. She was educated as a pianist and she wanted to concertize, but when the war came she was married, had a family, so she started teaching. Twyla Tharp
I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot. Twyla Tharp
In those days, male dancers were a rarer breed than women. as they are still today, A good male dancer, one as strong as we were, was very difficult to come by if you couldn't afford to pay them. Twyla Tharp
Don’t sign on for more problems than you must. Resist the temptation to involve yourself in other people’s zones of expertise and responsibility. Monitor troublesome situations if you need to, but don’t insert yourself unless you’re running out of time and a solution is nowhere in sight. In short, stifle your inner control freak. Twyla Tharp
With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances. Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp quote: "I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various..."
I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't. Twyla Tharp
Twyla Tharp quote: "I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they..."
I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury. Twyla Tharp
I would have to challenge the term, modern dance. I don't really use that term in relation to my work. I simply think of it as dancing. I think of it as moving. Twyla Tharp
Reading, conversation, environment, culture, heroes, mentors, nature – all are lottery tickets for creativity. Scratch away at them and you’ll find out how big a prize you’ve won. Twyla Tharp
It was not until I had graduated from college that I made a professional commitment to it. Frankly, I didn't think it wise. I was my own interior parental force, and it's very difficult to justify a profession as a dancer. Twyla Tharp

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