We get into ruts when we run with the first idea that pops into our head, not the last one. Twyla Tharp More Quotes by Twyla Tharp More Quotes From Twyla Tharp When it all comes together, a creative life has the nourishing power we normally associate with food, love and faith. Twyla Tharp faith-and-lovecreativetogether Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. That's it in a nutshell ... In order to be creative you have to know how to prepare to be creative. Twyla Tharp creativitywritingorder Creativity requires quite a lot of faith - not just in yourself but also in the knowledge that you have the right to proceed, even when you may not know exactly what you're doing. Twyla Tharp creativityknowsmay Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else's footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill. Twyla Tharp greatnessskillsmean Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper preparation, I cannot see it, retain it, and use it. Twyla Tharp entrepreneurcreativityhappiness I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in five years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read. Twyla Tharp believebookyears I'm not one who divides music, dance or art into various categories. Either something works, or it doesn't. Twyla Tharp danceinspirationalart You may wonder which came first: the skill or the hard work. But that's a moot point. The Zen master cleans his own studio. So should you. Twyla Tharp hard-workskillsmay I think people want very much to simplify their lives enough so that they can control the things that make it possible to sleep at night. Twyla Tharp sleepnightthinking One clear difference between art and commercial work is that commercial work is exploitive: the work may be high quality but the intention is to sell product or tickets. Art exists with or without ticket sales. Twyla Tharp qualitydifferencesart 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 dancemovingthinking Dancers are allowed, indeed encouraged, to remain children forever. Twyla Tharp dancerdancechildren In dreams, anything can be anything, and everybody can do. We can fly, we can turn upside down, we can transform into anything. Twyla Tharp upside-downturnsdream It is extremely arrogant and very foolish to think that you can ever outwit your audience. Twyla Tharp dancestupidthinking Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art. Twyla Tharp metaphorart I've always thought my creative life began the moment my mother called me Twyla. Twyla Tharp creativitycreativemother Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. Twyla Tharp creativityhabitart When you're in a rut, you have to question everything except your ability to get out of it. Twyla Tharp rutsability Creativity is not just for artists. It's for businesspeople looking for a new way to close a sale; it's for engineers trying to solve a problem; it's for parents who want their children to see the world in more than one way. Twyla Tharp creativityartistchildren I do everything I know how in a dance. Twyla Tharp know-howdancingdance
