The mind is the limit. As long as the mind can envision the fact that you can do something, you can do it, as long as you really believe 100 percent.

Quote by David Hockney

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Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way,...

Yes, I did, I mean I painted er, in a kind of abstract expressionist way,...

Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for...

Art has to move you and design does not, unless it's a good design for...

What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.

What I didn't know was I was deeply attracted to the big space.

But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that...

But slowly I began to use cameras and then think about what it was that...

Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all...

Most artists work all the time, they do actually, especially good artists, they work all...

Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.

Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft.

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

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

Anything simple always interests me.

Anything simple always interests me.

But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember,...

But the moment you use an ordinary camera, you are not seeing the picture, remember,...

It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what...

It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what...

There are enough no smoking places now.

There are enough no smoking places now.

We grow small trying to be great.

We grow small trying to be great.

Television is becoming a collage -- there are so many channels that you move through...

Television is becoming a collage -- there are so many channels that you move through...

Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in...

Smoking calms me down. It's enjoyable. I don't want politicians deciding what is exciting in...

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

A belief is like a guillotine, just as heavy, just as light.

Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures,...

Shadows sometimes people don't see shadows. The Chinese of course never paint them in pictures,...

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

The moment you cheat for the sake of beauty, you know you're an artist.

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry...

I feel cheated never being able to know what it's like to get pregnant, carry...

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating

I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others

The sure way to be cheated is to think one's self more cunning than others