I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in five years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read.
Interpretation
Personal growth is influenced by the connections you make and the knowledge you acquire.
This quote emphasizes the importance of both relationships and literature in shaping an individual's future. Twyla Tharp suggests that the people we surround ourselves with and the books we choose to read significantly contribute to our development and success over time, indicating that growth is not just a personal endeavor but also a communal one, heavily influenced by external sources of wisdom and inspiration.
In practice
In a motivational speech about self-improvement, you could quote this to emphasize the importance of surrounding oneself with positive influences.
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.
The only way to learn a new programming language is by writing programs in it.
There is one great advantage to being an academic economist in France: here, economists are not highly respected in the academic and intellectual world or by political and financial elites. Hence they must set aside their contempt for other disciplines and their absurd claim to greater scientific legitimacy, despite the fact that they know almost nothing about anything.
Mathematics is a game played according to certain simple rules with meaningless marks on paper.
I learnt to read when I was five, and I think that is the most important thing that happened to me.
It's important, according to me, to train in small doses so as to not lose the joy of playing chess. I personally think too many coaching and training classes may take away a child's interest in the game itself. The essential thing to do is practise often and, in case of a doubt, to consult a trainer.
Sometimes very small children in a proper environment develop a skill and exactness in their work that can only surprise us.
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