Twyla Tharp Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Twyla Tharp quotes, Twyla Tharp sayings, and Twyla Tharp proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. Twyla Tharp
Dancing is like bank robbery. It takes split-second timing. Twyla Tharp
Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism. Twyla Tharp
The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language. Twyla Tharp
Art is the only way to run away without leaving home. Twyla Tharp
Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways. Twyla Tharp
Ultimately there is no such thing as failure. There are lessons learned in different ways. Twyla Tharp
Perfect practice makes perfect. Twyla Tharp
I always find that the best collaborations are when you work with people that know what they're doing, and you leave them alone to do it. Twyla Tharp
Dancing is like bank robbery. It takes split-second timing. Twyla Tharp
The ballet needs to tell its own story in such a way it can be received without having to be translated into language. Twyla Tharp
Dancing is like bank robbery, it takes split-second timing. Twyla Tharp
Traveling the paths of greatness, even in someone else's footprints, is a vital means to acquiring skill. Twyla Tharp
Creativity is a habit, and the best creativity is a result of good work habits. Twyla Tharp
Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art. Twyla Tharp
The disaster is not the money, although the money will be missed. The disaster is the disrespect – this belief that the arts are dispensable, that they're not critical to a culture's existence. Twyla Tharp
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
There are as many forms of memory as there are ways of perceiving, and every one of them is worth mining for inspiration. Twyla Tharp
You double your intensity with skill. Twyla Tharp
A commission is an invitation to fall in love. Twyla Tharp
I had always seen myself as a star I wanted to be a galaxy. Twyla Tharp
A lot of people insisted on a wall between modern dance and ballet. I'm beginning to think that walls are very unhealthy things. Twyla Tharp
We can fly, we can turn upside down, we can transform into anything. Twyla Tharp
You can only generate ideas when you put pencil to paper, brush to canvas when you actually do something physical. Twyla Tharp