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Quote by David Hockney
What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to

What an artist is trying to do for people is bring them closer to something, because of course art is about sharing. You wouldnt be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought. – David Hockney

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I think my father would have liked to have been an artist, actually. But I think he didnt quite have perhaps the drive or, I dont know, I mean he had a family to bring up I suppose. – 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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Art has to move you and design does not, unless its a good design for a bus. – David Hockney

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I realised the bohemian life was not for me. I would look around at my friends, living like starving artists, and wonder, Wheres the art? They werent doing anything. And there was so much interesting stuff to do, so much fun to be had… maybe I could even quit renting. – P. J. ORourke

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The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it. – Carl Rogers

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Rule of art: Cant kills creativity! – Camille Paglia

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The New York art world readily proves people wrong. Just when folks say that things stink and flibbertigibbet critics wish the worst on us all because were not pure enough, good omens appear. – Jerry Saltz

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