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Quote by David Hockney

“I'm a bit claustrophobic, I know that now.”

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David Hockney is a renowned British photographer, born on July 9, 1937. His works are known for their unique perspective and color application, which have had a profound impact on the development of photographic art. more

“Water in swimming pools changes its look more than in any other form its colour can be man-made and its dancing rhythms reflect not only the sky but, because of its transparency, the depth of the water as well. If the water surface is almost still and there is a strong sun, then dancing lines with the colours of the spectrum appear everywhere.”

Ifs Men Wells Looks Made Stills Form Strong Water Lines Sun Sky Dancing Depth Surface Rhythm Colour Swimming Pool Spectrum Transparency Swimming Pool

Book:Travels with Pen, Pencil and Ink

Source: Travels with Pen, Pencil and Ink

“Style is something you can use, and you can be like a magpie, just taking what you want. The idea of the rigid style seemed to me then something you needn't concern yourself with, it would trap you.”

Want Ideas Use Style Concern What You Want Traps Magpies

Book:David Hockney: a retrospective

Source: David Hockney: a retrospective

“I've no doubt that those photographs i took will make people look at everything in a more interesting way - the little tear on one piece of paper, the shadow on another. But good painting has always done that - made you see things. And the most ordinary can be the most extraordinary.”

Source: Hockney on photography: conversations with Paul Joyce

“We live in an age where the artist is forgotten. He is a researcher. I see myself that way.”

Way Age Artist Forgotten Researchers

Author:David Hockney

“Well, in Bradford I could say I was brought up in Bradford and Hollywood.”

Wells Hollywood Bradford

Author:David Hockney

“I never had the blues; the blues always had me.”

Author:Brownie McGhee

“There is nothing more important than your eternal salvation.”

Important Eternal Salvation

Author:Kirk Cameron

“I should be able to express moral views on social issues without being slandered, accused of hate speech, and told from those who preach ‘tolerance’ that I need to either bend my beliefs to their moral standards or be silent when I’m in the public square.”

Needs Should Able Hate Belief Social Views Moral Issues Speech Standards Silent Tolerance Squares Accused Social Issues Hate Speech

Author:Kirk Cameron

“I never had a desire to leave mainstream Hollywood. And still don't think that I've left mainstream Hollywood.”

Thinking Stills Desire Left Hollywood Mainstream

Author:Kirk Cameron

“To say anything negative about Stephen Hawking is like bullying a blind man. He has an unfair disadvantage, and that gives him a free pass on some of his absurd ideas.”

Men Giving Ideas Negative Blind Absurd Bullying Unfair Say Anything Disadvantages Blind Man

Author:Kirk Cameron

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