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An artist might be attracted to hedonism, but of course an artist is not a hedonist. He's a worker, always.

David Hockney

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David Hockney
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 9
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I think we're in a very exciting time - visually, I think we are. I've not got a crystal ball. I'm not saying I know what the future is at all. In some ways I'm getting quite pessimistic about the future, but in other ways I think it might get better. We are moving into very big changes.
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