“ 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
“ Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways. Twyla Tharp
“ Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. Twyla Tharp
“ If art is the bridge between what you see in your mind and what the world sees, then skill is how you build that bridge. Twyla Tharp
“ 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
“ Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them. What we're talking about here is metaphor. Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art, i… Twyla Tharp
“ 'The Creative Habit' is basically about how you work alone, how you survive as a solitary artist. 'The Collaborative Habit' is obviously about surviving with other people. Twyla Tharp
“ People often say to me, 'I don't know anything about dance.' I say, 'Stop. You got up this morning, and you're walking. You are an expert.' Twyla Tharp
“ Schubert had arguably the same melodic gift as Mozart, but even less support. He didn't have the early exposure, never got to travel anywhere, and yet generated and amassed a body of work that grew an… Twyla Tharp
“ 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… Twyla Tharp
“ I always tell students that you've got to be practical. You do not need a dream. You need a purpose, something you can wake up to in the morning when the dream is dissipated. 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
