I've always felt compelled to explore range, because, as far as I know, we're only here once. So let's see how much we can encompass.
Interpretation
This quote encourages exploration and embracing a wide range of experiences in life.
Twyla Tharp expresses the idea that life is a unique and singular journey, prompting individuals to pursue a variety of experiences and knowledge. By urging us to explore the range of possibilities, Tharp inspires a mindset of curiosity and adventure, reinforcing the notion that we should strive to fully embrace our time on Earth and make the most of it.
In practice
In a speech about personal growth, one might quote Tharp to encourage others to seek diverse experiences.
Do I watch dancers as people? Yes, absolutely. Do I watch really good dancers for specifically who they are? Absolutely, because how they move best and how they look best is going to be most familiar to them, and not necessarily to me.
I am still pushing the edge of what my body can do.
No one is born with skill. It is developed through exercise, through repetition, through a blend of learning and reflection that's both painstaking and rewarding. And it takes time.
Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft. Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you eager but floundering. Combining the two is the essence of the creative life.
I grew up in a drive-in theater, from the time I was 8, working in a snack bar watching four features every week. It was silent theater in the sense that this was a drive-in, which meant that I often saw the films going with no sound. But I learned to tell stories through action.
Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft.
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.
You are chosen to be faithful women of God in our day, to stand above pettiness, gossip, selfishness, lewdness, and all other forms of ungodliness. Recognize your divine birthright as daughters of our Heavenly Father.
There is hope in dreams, imagination, and in the courage of those who wish to make those dreams a reality.
Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands!
There’s only one thing in life, and that’s the continual renewal of inspiration.
The roots of Silicon Valley are full of stories of immigrants and minority groups who experienced bigotry and made it anyway. Why should women be any different?
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