Quote by David Hockney
You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode

You had to be aware that I saw that photography was a mere episode in the history of the optical projection and when the chemicals ended, meaning the picture was fixed by chemicals, we were in a new era. – David Hockney

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Cubism was an attack on the perspective that had been known and used for 500 years. It was the first big, big change. It confused people: they said, Things dont look like that! – David Hockney

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I draw flowers every day and send them to my friends so they get fresh blooms every morning. – David Hockney

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I was reading a book… the history of glue – I couldnt put it down. – Tim Vine

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I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power. – Robert Frost

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I am totally fascinated by people and our history as I understand and continue to explore it. People have so much to give and so far to go and yet we have given and gone a great distance. Its really just interesting to ask: why not? And see where that takes me. – Nikki Giovanni

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In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the patient. All of these represent hatred or aggression towards what depression represents in the patient. – James Hillman

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Weed it and reap. – Gardening Saying

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