I'm interested in all kinds of pictures, however they are made, with cameras, with paint brushes, with computers, with anything.
David HockneyRead
When you stop doing something, it doesn't mean you are rejecting the previous work. That's the mistake; it's not rejecting it, it's saying, 'I have exploited it enough now and I wish to take a look at another corner.'
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes that moving on from previous endeavors is not a rejection but a sign of growth and exploration.
David Hockney suggests that when individuals discontinue an activity or project, it should not be viewed as a dismissal of their past efforts. Instead, it reflects a natural progression where one has gained sufficient understanding or achievement from that experience and is now ready to explore new opportunities and perspectives. This mindset encourages continual growth and exploration rather than a fear of letting go.
Themes
GrowthExplorationChangeProgressLearning
In practice
Example use cases
During a motivational speech about embracing life transitions.
More from David Hockney
All quotes →I've always wanted to be able to paint the dawn.
David HockneyRead
My only worry is the painting I'm doing. Nothing else.
David HockneyRead
In fact, most artists want to make things a bit more difficult for themselves as they go along, to challenge themselves.
David HockneyRead
I can get excitement watching rain on a puddle. And then I paint it. Now, I admit, there are not too many people who would find that exciting. But I would. And I want life thrilling and rich. And it is. I make sure it is.
David HockneyRead
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 don't look like that!'
David HockneyRead
Similar quotes
We all know that a winter scene, though it may be covered over one day, with even the trees dressed in shawls of snow, will be unrecognizable the following spring. Yet I never imagined such a thing could occur within our very selves.
Arthur GoldenRead
Change is only another word for growth, another synonym for learning.
Charles HandyRead
Nothing is going to change, unless someone does something soon
Dr. SeussRead
How do geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do we, humans know when it is time to move on? As with the migrant birds, so surely with us, there is a voice within if only we would listen to it, that tells us certainly when to go forth into the unknown.
Elisabeth Kubler-RossRead
If we're going to fight a disease, let's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all, indifference.
Robin WilliamsRead
We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we're surrendering it all at the same time.
Paul HawkenRead