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The artist belongs to his work, not the work to the artist. ↗

— Novalis

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I think an ashtray is the most fantastically real thing. ↗

— Damien Hirst

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I think I like big issues, but I don't believe in God or religion. ↗

— Damien Hirst

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I think I've always been afraid of painting, really. Right from the beginning. All my paintings are about painting without a painter. Like a kind of mechanical form of painting. ↗

— Damien Hirst

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I think money is important for everyone, because the lack of it is so painful. ↗

— Damien Hirst

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Most songs are somewhere between love and death, and mine are no exception. ↗

— Robyn Hitchcock

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I used to believe I was going to live forever. And then you suddenly become aware that you're not. ↗

— Damien Hirst

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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet. ↗

— Damien Hirst

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I've been asked to do a retrospective since I was about 28 and I always thought that was a bit odd. It's great to look forward as an artist because in the future the possibilities are infinite; you look back and it's all fixed so it's a scary thing. ↗

— Damien Hirst

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In an artwork you're always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death. ↗

— Damien Hirst

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