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Quote by Damien Hirst
I was taught to confront things you cant avoid. Death is one of th

I was taught to confront things you cant avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where youre trying not to look at it is stupid because looking at death throws us back into life with more vigour and energy. The fact that flowers dont last for ever makes them beautiful. – Damien Hirst

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I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds. Any artists big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, thats great. – Damien Hirst

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Great art – or good art – is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I dont think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different. – Damien Hirst

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I always feel like the arts there and I just see it, so its not really a lot of work. – Damien Hirst

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I have thought there was some advantage even in death, by which we mingle with the herd of common men. – Henry David Thoreau

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Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. – Marcus Aurelius

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If you live a life of make-believe, your life isnt worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because its life or death. – Morgan Freeman

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It is impossible to experience ones death objectively and still carry a tune. – Woody Allen

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