Quote by Twyla Tharp
I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the

I thought I had to make an impact on history. I had to become the greatest choreographer of my time. That was my mission. Posterity deals with us however it sees fit. But I gave it 20 years of my best shot. – Twyla Tharp

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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

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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

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Take from the altars of the past the fire – not the ashes. – Jean Jaures

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Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. Its like youre touching the essence, the very substance of life. – Kim Novak

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[History is] petrified imagination. – Arthur Baer

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Of course, nobody would deny the importance of human beings for theological thinking, but the time span of history that theologians think about is a few thousand years of human culture rather than the fifteen billion years of the history of the universe. – John Polkinghorne

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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. – Abigail Adams

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When theres writing that you really trust, its very freeing as an artist. – Matt LeBlanc

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A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today Ill be able to do that. I get for some reason somewhat stronger when the sun starts to go down. Dusk is a good time for me. Im crepuscular. – Christopher Hitchens

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They that apply themselves to trifling matters commonly become incapable of great ones. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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