Twyla Tharp Quotes
When I was a kid, toe dancing and toe shoes had a meaning in our culture as a serious kind of art.

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It lies in human nature that where you experience your first laughs, you also remember the age kindly.
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It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me.
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A great many things which in times of lesser knowledge we imagined to be superstitious or useless, prove today on examination to have been of immense value to mankind.
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How can something that's 95% water be so divisive? Alone among vegetables, the poor, innocent stick of celery elicits the most vicious attacks.
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One of the things I have to do, and I'm working on it, is making sure I enjoy the ride along the way. I have to remind myself, 'Take a look around, look at things, and enjoy it.'
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I am young, and I think all young guys would love to play a superhero - any superhero - it doesn't matter. I could be a superhero that would just turn into a big blob or something like that, but I could tell all the ladies, 'Hey, I am superhero!'
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As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like.
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I'm tired of defending my character. I am what I am.
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Ten people who speak make more noise than ten thousand who are silent.
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There is nothing in my work that can be taken as blasphemy.
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I like being unconventional.
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If I got hit by a truck, I would want to go to hospital, but if something is bothering me I will see my naturopath.
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When we talk about the minimum wage, we have to ask ourselves what it is that we owe both our workers and employers. I think clearly we owe them fairness.
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Today's films are so technological that an actor becomes starved for roles that deal with human relationships.
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I'm to a point now where you want to play for your fans and all that, but I'm playing for the guys in that huddle. I'm playing for the guys in that locker room.
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I have a theory that if you're famous more years than you're not famous, then you get a little nutty.
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It is good to know what a man is, and also what the world takes him for. But you do not understand him until you have learnt how he understands himself.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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Two pieces of advice for young composers: Go away during technical rehearsals. And do not have a back operation.
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A lamp does not flicker in a place where no wind blows; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect and self, being absorbed in the spirit within him.
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When I find a fashion formula I love, I tend to stick to it. There's nothing wrong with wearing a look over and over again, if it suits you and makes you feel great.
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If a company want to cast its net widely, they will absolutely find qualified women. I don't really think there are any real barriers to that.
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Just learning to think in another language allows you to see your own culture in a better viewpoint.
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When I was a kid, toe dancing and toe shoes had a meaning in our culture as a serious kind of art.