"It is very good advice to believe only what an artist does, rather than what he says about his work." ― David Hockney Topic(s): Work Tags: advice More From David Hockney "People criticized me for my photography. They said it’s not art." "Well you can’t teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft." "To me, the world’s rather beautiful if you look at it. Especially nature." More In Work "I only have two things in my life, my family and work. If there’s any time left over, then I play sports."― Mark Zandi "It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I’d rather spend my energy smiling."― Eric Davis "A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours."― Milton Berle