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 its simply because I wasnt that committed to geometry. – Twyla Tharp
The only thing I fear more than change is no change. The business of being static makes me nuts. – Twyla Tharp
My mother was a dominant force in my life. She had a very specific idea about education, which was: you should know everything about everything. It was quite simple. There was no exclusivity, and there really was no judgment. – Twyla Tharp
The formal education that I received made little sense to me. – Twyla Tharp
The confusion is not my invention. We cannot listen to a conversation for five minutes without being aware of the confusion. It is all around us and our only chance now is to let it in. The only chance of renovation is to open our eyes and see the mess. It is not a mess you can make sense of. – Samuel Beckett