David Hockney Quotes
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You really are being quite foolish to smoke.
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Clinton has more important things to worry about. He not only risks being destroyed historically, like Afghanistan's Buddha statues; he also could end up going to jail.
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Martin Luther King was a leader for all Americans on our own professed values.
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Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.
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Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
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There are certain things you don't discuss with Ansel, especially if you don't agree.
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I didn't have any problem bonding with Honey, but I was plagued with insecurities about my ability to bring up my baby.
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Women are, in my view, natural peacemakers. As givers and nurturers of life, through their focus on human relationships and their engagement with the demanding work of raising children and protecting family life, they develop a deep sense of empathy that cuts through to underlying human realities.
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I just want to be really clear about this: Anyone who has read Colin Powell's biography - there's an entire section where he talks about experiencing segregation. Colin Powell did not appear when he became head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. That's not how it happened.
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When I was 5, I wore a tie, and I wanted to change my name to Larry, which probably tipped my parents off that I was gay.
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The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individuals. The contrary is true of the French, who are honest as a nation and crooked as individuals.
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I think the family is the place where the most ridiculous and least respectable things in the world go on.
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My goal is to hit the gym every day I'm on vacation. Usually I just end up sleeping and drinking beer.
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Our music comes from our hearts - and it always has.
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The marathon always starts after 30K. That's where the problems start. You start without any problems, without any pain. All the pain comes after 30K. Sometimes, it's possible to have pain even in the finger.
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If you would lift me up you must be on higher ground.
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Tax bills create wealth. They help people live better.
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I don't think there's an interesting boundary between philosophy and science. Science is totally beholden to philosophy. There are philosophical assumptions in science and there's no way to get around that.
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First of all, I didn't suggest that we should simply get rid of all prisons.
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...If you do not take it up with you in some way, I shall be under the necessity of breaking your head with this shovel...
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My dream was always to be on the cover of 'Sports Illustrated.'
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It's only fashion that has said the pendulum has swung from extreme skepticism about extraterrestrial life to extreme credulity. The truth is somewhere in between.
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I think I am seeing more clearly now than ever.
