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Twyla Tharp

"There's this expression called postmodernism, which is kind of silly, and destroys a perfectly good word called modern, which now no longer means anything."

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"There's this expression called postmodernism, which is kind of silly, and destroys a perfectly good word called modern, which now no longer means anything."

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Donna Grant

"What can you do to ensure that your voice value translates into impression value?"

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Donna Grant

"Heaven resonates when one sings wholeheartedly."

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Donna Grant

"You won't write, won't ya??I just focus on the negative!"

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Donna Grant

"There are things known-things experienced, felt, and understood-that words hold no power to convey. Attempting to do so only dilutes their substance and does them injustice."

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Donna Grant

"Saints should always be judged guilty until they are proved innocent."

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Donna Grant

"Use language what you will, you can never say anything but what you are."

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"Snooty knew measly talked muchly."

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Donna Grant

"If you want people to dance to your tune, sing beautiful songs."

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Donna Grant

"Find a voice in a whisper."

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"THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD!!!!"

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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."

People

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Twyla Tharp
"The necessity to constantly turn in an excellent performance, to be absolutely wedded to this dedication and this ideal means that as a child you're going to pay for it personally."

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Twyla Tharp
"With each piece I've completed I have worked to make it intact, and each of them has been an equal high. It's like children. A mother refuses to pick out one as a favorite, and I can't do any better with the dances."

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Twyla Tharp
"In those days, male dancers were a rarer breed than women. as they are still today, A good male dancer, one as strong as we were, was very difficult to come by if you couldn't afford to pay them."

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Twyla Tharp
"Art is the only way to run away without leaving home."

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Twyla Tharp
"Optimism with some experience behind it is much more energizing than plain old experience with a certain degree of cynicism."

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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."

Power

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Twyla Tharp
"I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it to be excellent."

Audience

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Twyla Tharp
"I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury."

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Twyla Tharp
"I don't think politicians should be allowed into power who are not familiar with their bodies, because that's where our bottom line is. And I know that they would make totally different decisions if they felt responsible simply for their own bodies."

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