Whether it's a painter finding his way each morning to the easel, or a…

Twyla Tharp
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Whether it's a painter finding his way each morning to the easel, or a medical researcher returning daily to the laboratory, the routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightning bolt of inspiration, maybe more.
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In creative endeavors luck is a skill. ✨ Twyla Tharp, Mark Reiter (2003). The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life, Simon and Schuster
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.
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.
I always, somehow, knew that I was going to dance. ✨ The High Priestess of Creative Movement. The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 25, 1993.
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, M … ▶

Whether it's a painter finding his way each morning to the easel, or a medical researcher returning daily to the laboratory, the routine is as much a part of the creative process as the lightning bolt of inspiration, maybe more.

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