Damien Hirst Quotes
The idea of being a painter, I've always thought, is better than being an artist or a sculptor.
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The circus allows one to be logical and unreal at the same time. In the circus, all is possible: there can be a man with two heads or a character with a green face.
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People who meet me think of Jill and transfer her strong qualities to me.
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The long irons are the nemesis of the average golfer. I'm convinced that the underlying reason for this is that he keeps hearing how hard they are to handle. They're not that difficult, truly.
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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him.
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Islam means peace.
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Thought is more than a right - it is the very breath of man. Whoever fetters thought attacks man himself. To speak, to write, to publish, are things, so far as the right is concerned, absolutely identical. They are the ever-enlarging circles of intelligence in action; they are the sonorous waves of thought.
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There's something that happens with the collection of a large amount of data when it's dumped into an Excel spreadsheet or put into a pie chart. You run the risk of completely missing what it's about.
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No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown, in the end there is one dance you'll do alone.
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I don't have a connection to the fashion world at all.
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I think that when you decide to dedicate yourself to creative endeavors and surround yourself with people who are creative, you very quickly learn how hard it is to survive doing those kinds of things, not to mention make a living at them.
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I'm a New Yorker. My background is in theater, so staying here, I have the opportunity to get back to that, which I would love to do.
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If I get in a dark spot, I'll listen to some Adele and cry about it.
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I don't know how to read. I get all my news from Jon Stewart every day.
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I don't play an instrument - I just write in my head, and I usually hear fully formed songs. 'We Are Young' turned out so much like it was in my head. But it also exceeded all my expectations.
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As a Colombian, the only way I can relate to my country is through suffering. I hope that my children and my grandchildren will relate to the beautiful country in a way that it is positive and loving.
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The Asian nation's oil demand is expected to grow this year by 800,000 barrels per day and represents more than one-third of the total growth in global demand, according to the Energy Information Agency.
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Urfa chillies are a Turkish variety that are mild on heat but big on aroma. They're sweet, smoky, a lovely dark red, and go with just about anything.
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I will never forget the will of the people who believed in me wherever I went during the election campaign.
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I do not think a day passes in my life in which I fail to look with fresh amazement at the miracle of nature.
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Why should a man deliberately encircle his mind with needless prison walls. No man can reach highest excellence who puts limits to his own thought.
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I'm working with published authors and some very young undergraduates and lots of people in between. They are lovely people, and they can write.
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But I wondered if all this kissing was a bad habit with him and me. The thing we did with our mouths instead of talking.
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Lebanon has not, and will never become a passage for conspiracy against Syria.
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The idea of being a painter, I've always thought, is better than being an artist or a sculptor.
