“Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead.”

— Twyla Tharp

Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Life is about moving, it’s about change. And when things stop doing that they’re dead." by Twyla Tharp?

Twyla Tharp photo

Twyla Tharp8

American choreographer 1941

Related quotes

“Most people are blind to magic. They move through a blank and empty world. They’re bored with their lives, and there’s nothing they can do about it. They’re eaten alive by longing, and they’re dead before they die.”

Lev Grossman The Magicians

Source: The Magicians

“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in it do.”

Andy Warhol (1928–1987) American artist

“When you stop doing things for fun you might as well be dead.”

Ernest Hemingway book True at First Light

Source: True at First Light (1999), Ch. 12

“Work is a blessing when it helps us to think about what were doing; but it become a curse when its sole use is to stop us thinking about the meaning of our life.”

Paulo Coelho book Like the Flowing River

Source: Like the Flowing River

“When the dead are done with the living, the living can go on to other things," Franny said. "What about the dead?" I asked. "Where do we go?”

Alice Sebold book The Lovely Bones

Source: The Lovely Bones

“The thing about talking swords…it’s hard to tell when they’re kidding. They have no facial expressions. Or faces.”

Rick Riordan book The Sword of Summer

Source: The Sword of Summer

“The hard thing about death is that nothing ever changes. The hard thing about life is that nothing stays the same.”

Sue Grafton (1940–2017) American writer

Source: J is for Judgment

“Life is about learning; when you stop learning, you die.”

Tom Clancy (1947–2013) American author

As quoted in The Appraiser's Handbook : A Guide for Doctors (2007) by Nick Lyons, Susanne Caesar, Abayomi McEwen, p. 11.

“What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it. If you can't change it, change the way you think about it. Don't complain.”

Maya Angelou book Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

Source: Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now

“If you’re alive, don’t move, if you’re dead, don’t worry about it.”

Laurell K. Hamilton book Narcissus in Chains

Source: Narcissus in Chains

Related topics