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If you see the world as beautiful, thrilling and mysterious, as I think I do, then you feel quite alive.
David Hockney
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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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Bradford
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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.
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I'm not going to stop painting just to take orders.
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You would think death was an optional extra nowadays. Nobody wants to tick that box.
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As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more.
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I have never really done any teaching and maybe I should have done. I am not power-mad enough.
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Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in my life.
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Laugh a lot. It clears the lungs.
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