I am still pushing the edge of what my body can do.
Interpretation
Pushing oneself beyond limits is essential for growth and achievement.
In this quote, Twyla Tharp emphasizes the importance of continuously challenging oneself and striving for personal growth. By pushing the boundaries of what our bodies can do, we not only enhance our physical capabilities but also foster resilience and determination in all aspects of life.
In practice
This quote can be used as an inspiration during a challenging workout session.
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.
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.
Creativity is more about taking the facts, fictions, and feelings we store away and finding new ways to connect them. What we're talking about here is metaphor. Metaphor is the lifeblood of all art, if it is not art itself. Metaphor is our vocabulary for connecting what we are experiencing now with what we have experienced before. It's not only how we express what we remember , it's how we interpret it - for ourselves and others.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.
You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true?
What are you working on? If someone asks you that, are you excited to tell them the answer? If you're not, you're wasting away.
We don't quit. I don't quit. Let's seize this moment.
Cherish your visions. Cherish your ideals. Cherish the music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest thoughts. For out of them will grow all delightful conditions, all heavenly environment, of these, if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built.
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