David Hockney Quotes
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I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.
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It is all very well and it sounds very seductive to say we are going to have harmonisation of regulations, but for example the way that funds are distributed around the states these days, you are positively penalised if you actually want to have say a lower payroll tax or sort of conditions.
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My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.
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There's a lot of stress... but once you get in the car, all that goes out the window.
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I was never the girl who tore pictures out of wedding magazines.
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I just want to do the best things I can do on the field, do the things I know how to in baseball, have fun.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. I'd been raised by a family that always told me I could do anything I wanted.
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In journalism it is simpler to sound off than it is to find out. It is more elegant to pontificate than it is to sweat.
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Ten years ago, it was really difficult for a young actress to walk onto a set and disagree with the director and having that be OK and have a conversation about it and everyone be cool with it.
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Filmmaking is not a job but a social responsibility for me.
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I would rather be the tail of a lion than the head of a mouse.
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I think every business, really, has a unique reason for being, unique assets, unique attributes, a unique history. And that can be turned into a very attractive design story, essentially, that consumers can relate to.
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I do cardio, but I don't like it as much. I'd rather do weights.
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The month of Ramadan is the world's most widespread fast and yet its teachings are minimised, neglected and even betrayed (through literal application of rules that overlooks their ultimate objective).
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I don't know any Londoners 'cos I'm from Manchester.
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I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.
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It often takes time for the Israeli government to get things done.
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I actually started modeling in Ethiopia, because that's where I grew up, and I started out by just doing little fashion shows for school, and I liked it so much that I started pursuing it.
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All you are or ever shall become is the result of the use to which you put your mind.
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Death is a mighty, universal truth.
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I go through cycles with my writing. I have cycles where I'm up all night and lose track of time, and then I go for months without a thing to write about. My song 'So Good, So Right' came to me while I was washing dishes after a dinner party.
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I don't think you should try to be anything you're not. If you're not smiling all the time or always happy - I don't think it matters. If you're having bad day, show you're having a bad day. Don't try to put up something that's fake.
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I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now.
