David Hockney Quotes
Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all the time, what else is there to do? I mean you do.
Quotes to Explore
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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It is a growing process. You can't just like beer. You have to start somewhere and learn the different flavors.
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Weirdly, often the more I write, the more ideas I have.
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Those are my favorite kind of parts to do, just being a goofball and seeing how far you can go with something until you're just way out of line.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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I got drunk when I was five. Everybody gets drunk before they're 21.
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Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
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I think there are a very few pro-lifers who would say that a zygote in a petri dish is the equivalent of you or me; it's just younger. If you can say that without laughing, maybe you are a true pro-lifer. But I think most people are able or willing to make distinctions that show they maybe don't quite believe that.
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The foundations and the intent of the Affordable Care Act are laudable. The way it's being implemented is a disaster.
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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
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I'm all over the place, and I consider myself a bit of a scrounger: 'What will I do next, so I'm not broke?'
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Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.
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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
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By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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It's going to cost trillions of dollars to rework the energy sources all over the world. Were going to have to move away from fossil fuels.
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It was strange: I never had an interest in school because from an early age I knew the only thing I wanted to do was to play music! So I didn't feel so bad not going into school when I was supposed to be there - why do I need Latin, geography, physical education, etc., and to get beaten on a daily basis?
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One of the reasons Batman works as a character is that it's not beyond possibility that he could exist - you could become Batman if you had a billion dollars at your disposal. There's nothing paranormal or superhuman or supernatural about that character. And I think his villains work the same way. You could be one of his villains just as easily.
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Without question Gibson guitars are the finest, most revered guitars on the planet.
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Surrounding yourself with people who are actively and enthusiastically working toward their best futures will keep you moving toward your own goals.
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Boards without women - blacklist those suckers. It's 2011. They've had the time - it's significant that they don't have women.
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Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all the time, what else is there to do? I mean you do.
