"To be an artist is not about fame; it's about art, which is this intangible thing that has got to have lots of integrity, whereas being famous doesn't really take any integrity. But I think you have to admit that you want to be famous, otherwise you can't be an artist. Art and fame together are like a desire to live forever."

-- Damien Hirst

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“I wish that we worried more about asking the right questions instead of being so hung up on finding answers.”
“This is the way I want to die. Torn apart by angry fans who want me to play a different song.”
“We have to put people on pedestals; otherwise, there's no one to knock off pedestals.”

Source : Interview wiith Dean Devlin, www.ign.com. July 16, 2002.
“Love with men is not a sentiment, but an idea.”
“Nobody thought I'd be a great coach. I'm the kind of guy you'd expect to be driving an 18-wheeler through town.”
“I don't actually tend to do a lot of research when I'm writing. I do know because I think a lot of what I find you want to do with research is just confirming things you want to do. If the research contradicts what you want to do, you tend to go ahead and do it anyway.”
“There's no greater lifestyle and no greater happiness than that of having a continual conversation with God.”
“Most apparent conspiracies result from consistent local self-interest with no need for global coordination.”

Source : Twitter, March 2011.

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