I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift. Twyla Tharp More Quotes by Twyla Tharp More Quotes From Twyla Tharp Judgment is not my business. Existing is my business. Twyla Tharp judgment Men and women are very different athletes, and frankly, I didn't want to deal with the male potential. Twyla Tharp malesathletemen Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box Twyla Tharp boxesconformitythinking Dancing is like bank robbery, it takes split-second timing. Twyla Tharp splitsdancingdance Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. Twyla Tharp optimismoptimisticexperience By making the start of the sequence automatic, they replace doubt and fear with comfort and routine. Twyla Tharp routinedoubtcomfort I cannot overstate how much a generous spirit contributes to good luck. Look at the luckiest people around you, the ones you envy, the ones who seem to have destiny falling habitually into their laps. If they're anything like the fortunate people I know, they're prepared, they're always working at their craft, they're alert, they involve their friends in their work, and they tend to make others feel lucky to be around them. Twyla Tharp destinygood-luckfall I think a sense of humor will help get a girl out of a dark place. Twyla Tharp girldarkthinking I had always seen myself as a star; I wanted to be a galaxy. Twyla Tharp galaxystarswanted The way I enjoyed spending time most was dancing. That's from the time I was a very small child, When I was 4 or 5 years old, I remember already having a regime. It was the way I always identified myself. Twyla Tharp dancingchildrenyears Whenever I feel I'm working in a groove it's invariably because I feel I am being the benefactor in the situation rather than the beneficiary. I am sharing my art with others, lending my craft to theirs, interest-free with no IOU. Twyla Tharp lendingcraftsart In the future, I will make certain that I commit to projects so there's enough breathing space for me to have an emotional life. Twyla Tharp breathing-spaceemotionalenough I'm willing to be regarded as a tyrant to keep my vision intact. Twyla Tharp tyrantsvisiontyranny Everyone has a talent. It's simply a question of good discipline, of the good fortune to have an education that meshes with that talent, and a lot of luck. Twyla Tharp talentdisciplineluck In creative endeavors luck is a skill. Twyla Tharp luckskillscreative I think of music as fuel, its spectrum of energy governed by tempi, volume, and heart. Twyla Tharp musicheartthinking The routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightening bold of inspiration, maybe more. And this routine is available to everyone. Twyla Tharp routinecreativeinspirational Playwrights have texts, composers have scores, painters and sculptors have the residue of those activities, and dance is traditionally an ephemeral, effervescent, here-today-gone-tomorrow kind of thing. Twyla Tharp dancegoneinspirational Miloš Forman is a great director; Jim Brooks is a wonderful writer and director. Twyla Tharp brookswonderfuldirectors Alone is a fact, a condition where no one else is around. Lonely is how you feel about that. Twyla Tharp lonelylonelinessfacts
