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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Parsi theater was known for melodrama.
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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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In the springtime, we have softshell crab from Maryland, which I'd never had until I came to America. In the summer and early fall, we have striped bass, 'stripeys,' which come all the way up the Hudson River but mostly gather in the sound at the tip of Long Island, off Montauk.
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I'm not the guy that wants to be famous and make loads of money and sell loads of records. I don't want that. I just want to be true. I want to be... I want to serve music. I want to be honest.
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The older I get, the more aware I am of the banality and indifference of a place like Trinidad to any development of the arts.
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Hey, I always say: if you want a quiet life, become a monk.
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In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life.
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I think I am seeing more clearly now than ever.
