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Damien Hirst Quotes

You’ve got to be able to copy things faithfully before you can deviate Picture Quote #1

I just do what everybody asks me to do, in terms of media and stuff Picture Quote #1

I think as an artist you have to reinvent yourself every day Picture Quote #1

The answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it Picture Quote #1

I love art. It is uplifting Picture Quote #1

I don’t really have a career plan Picture Quote #1

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The infinite possibilities. That’s what used to do my nut in Picture Quote #1

You have to step over the boundaries sometimes just to find out where theyare Picture Quote #1

Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There's no better feeling. It's beauteous. But it's always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas Picture Quote #1

No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt Picture Quote #1

I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you Picture Quote #1

I think art is good at looking back and looking forward. I don't think art is good at looking head on. At the end of the day, people are more important than paintings Picture Quote #1

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The difference between art about death and actual death is that one's a celebration and the other's a dull fact Picture Quote #1

I always feel like the art’s there and I just see it, so it’s not really a lot of work Picture Quote #1

I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist’s big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that’s great Picture Quote #1

In an artwork you’re always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death Picture Quote #1

Since I was a child, death is definitely something that I think about every day. But I think that everybody does. You try and avoid it, but it’s such a big thing that you can’t Picture Quote #1

A lot of people thought I wasn’t doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I’ve always managed to get work actually done Picture Quote #1

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So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it’s bad, it’s really simple Picture Quote #1

The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal Picture Quote #1

I just wanted to find out where the boundaries were. So far I’ve found there aren’t any. I just wanted to be stopped, and no one will stop me Picture Quote #1

I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you’re not Picture Quote #1

A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for Picture Quote #1

Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity Picture Quote #1

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As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging Picture Quote #1

I realised that you couldn’t use the tools of yesterday to communicate today’s world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my head Picture Quote #1

I’m 43. I’m not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet Picture Quote #1

When I used to do abstract paintings at school, like everyone else, the tutor said these would make great curtains. I would always neglect the formal stuff that was going on by using colour, because colour kind of came naturally to me Picture Quote #1

I like the confusion you get between science and religion … that’s where belief lies and art as well Picture Quote #1

In fact, the first piece of art I ever sold, I paid someone else to make the next one, so I could actually keep going out drinking Picture Quote #1

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You’ve got to be able to copy things faithfully before you can deviate (Damien Hirst Quotes) I just do what everybody asks me to do, in terms of media and stuff (Damien Hirst Quotes) I think as an artist you have to reinvent yourself every day (Damien Hirst Quotes) The answer to how to live is to stop thinking about it (Damien Hirst Quotes) I love art. It is uplifting (Damien Hirst Quotes) I don’t really have a career plan (Damien Hirst Quotes) The infinite possibilities. That’s what used to do my nut in (Damien Hirst Quotes) You have to step over the boundaries sometimes just to find out where theyare (Damien Hirst Quotes) Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There's no better feeling. It's beauteous. But it's always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas (Damien Hirst Quotes) No, I don't believe in genius. I believe in freedom. I think anyone can do it. Anyone can be like Rembrandt (Damien Hirst Quotes) I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you (Damien Hirst Quotes) I think art is good at looking back and looking forward. I don't think art is good at looking head on. At the end of the day, people are more important than paintings (Damien Hirst Quotes) The difference between art about death and actual death is that one's a celebration and the other's a dull fact (Damien Hirst Quotes) I always feel like the art’s there and I just see it, so it’s not really a lot of work (Damien Hirst Quotes) I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artist’s big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that’s great (Damien Hirst Quotes) In an artwork you’re always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death (Damien Hirst Quotes) Since I was a child, death is definitely something that I think about every day. But I think that everybody does. You try and avoid it, but it’s such a big thing that you can’t (Damien Hirst Quotes) A lot of people thought I wasn’t doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I’ve always managed to get work actually done (Damien Hirst Quotes) So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it’s bad, it’s really simple (Damien Hirst Quotes) The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal (Damien Hirst Quotes) I just wanted to find out where the boundaries were. So far I’ve found there aren’t any. I just wanted to be stopped, and no one will stop me (Damien Hirst Quotes) I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you’re not (Damien Hirst Quotes) A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for (Damien Hirst Quotes) Painting is so poetic, while sculpture is more logical and scientific and makes you worry about gravity (Damien Hirst Quotes) As a father, I would say I am more like a mother. I do a lot of hugging (Damien Hirst Quotes) I realised that you couldn’t use the tools of yesterday to communicate today’s world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my head (Damien Hirst Quotes) I’m 43. I’m not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet (Damien Hirst Quotes) When I used to do abstract paintings at school, like everyone else, the tutor said these would make great curtains. I would always neglect the formal stuff that was going on by using colour, because colour kind of came naturally to me (Damien Hirst Quotes) I like the confusion you get between science and religion … that’s where belief lies and art as well (Damien Hirst Quotes) In fact, the first piece of art I ever sold, I paid someone else to make the next one, so I could actually keep going out drinking (Damien Hirst Quotes)

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