Damien Hirst Quotes
People don't like contemporary art, but all art starts life as contemporary - I can't really see a difference.
Quotes to Explore
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Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.
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There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.
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I tend to have a pattern of playing misunderstood characters.
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Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.
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I get a choice every time I have to open my mouth: that it can be with civility and dignity and grace - or not.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.
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Every man I meet is in some way my superior.
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Power says if you are a committee chairman, your idea is good only because you have got power.
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Over the past months and years, divisions have opened up in Malaysian society. Now it is time for all of us, in government and beyond, to put the bitterness behind us.
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There's definitely something transformative about clothes.
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I feel like all the parts are seniors in high school and seventh graders, and I think I kinda skipped that awkward stage by not working those years.
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There's a finite amount of time on this planet for each of us. Sometimes, the only way we figure out how to deal with that reality - knowing that there will be an end to every story, and you don't know how many chapters are left in your book - is by living in denial.
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It feels like a simple human right to be able to be yourself, and yet, what trans people have to go through in order to get to there, it can be so complicated.
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I'm used to being part of 'Game of Thrones' and going into something where you're a small part of something else. You don't want to hold anything up because they've got such a well-oiled machine going.
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Music was always part of my life - my mother says I came out singing. I wanted to be Gene Kelly - or Judy Garland.
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You can observe a lot by watching.
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When people think of someone being prolific, it's like, 'He's got a vault with 5,000 songs in it,' or something, but I just kind of pick them out of the air when they float by.
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To every New Yorker - and to all those who believed in what I tried to stand for - I sincerely apologize.
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I do think that people outside the fashion industry imagine that being a model is what you might call quick, easy money, but it can be very lonely - you have to be quite tough. It's also very physically demanding.
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Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend.
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I had my mouth done when I was 27. It was a botched job. Obviously, if I had liked my mouth I wouldn't have had it re-done.
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Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.
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People don't like contemporary art, but all art starts life as contemporary - I can't really see a difference.
