#thing

Everything in excess is opposed to nature. ↗

— Hippocrates

#excess #nature #opposed

Keep a watch also on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed. ↗

— Hippocrates

#also #faults #keep #lie #make

I identify with someone wanting something to work out, but not being able to get through the rocks to the river. ↗

— Emile Hirsch

#being #get #i #identify #out

There's something just so kind of smooth about politicians. ↗

— Emile Hirsch

#just #kind #politicians #smooth #something

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

#always #anything #because #doing #done

I think suicide is the most perfect thing you can do in life. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#i think #life #most #perfect #suicide

But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't change anything. I find that a bit disturbing, to be honest. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#bit #change #disturbing #find #fixed

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

— Damien Hirst

#fantastically #i #i think #most #real

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

#always #artist #asked #back #because

It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something. ↗

— Damien Hirst

#good #just #just one #might #one word