"There are no rules about investment. Sharks can be good. Artist's dung can be good. Oil on canvas can be good."

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Source : Charles Saatchi (2009). “My Name is Charles Saatchi and I Am an Artoholic”, Phaidon Press

Charles Saatchi

#Artist Quotes #Sharks Quotes #Oil Quotes

“I have never won a race, and that is my main disappointment - but you have to be positive.”
“The only way to stop it [terrorism] is to work with the leaders of Islamic nations to insure that tolerance of other religions is taught again, that their people believe they have fair opportunities to participate in government and the economy, and that the social and cultural conditions that breed hatred are bred out.”
“Writing is the act of creation. Put words on page. Words to sentences, sentences to paragraphs, paragraphs to 7-book epic fantasy cycles with books so heavy you could choke a hippo. But don't give writing too much power, either. A wizard controls his magic; it doesn't control him. Push aside lofty notions and embrace the workmanlike aesthetic. Hammers above magic wands; nails above eye-of-newt. The magic will return when you're done. The magic is what you did, not what you're doing.”
“I should have done target practice.”
“I bargained with Life for a penny, And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store.”
“Believers have a genuine, unfailing hope of a future reunion with loved ones. We can find joy in anticipating our future reunion.”
“The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him.”
“Make us eternal truths receive, And practice all that we believe: Give us thyself, that we may see The Father and the Son, by thee.”

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