"Being best is a false goal, you have to measure success on your own terms." ― Damien Hirst Topic(s): Success More From Damien Hirst "In an artwork you’re always looking for artistic decisions, so an ashtray is perfect. An ashtray has got life and death." "I was taught to confront things you can’t avoid. Death is one of those things. To live in a society where you’re 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 don’t last for ever makes them beautiful." "Making art, good art, is always a struggle. It can make you happy when you pull it off. There’s no better feeling. It’s beauteous. But it’s always about hard work and inspiration and sweat and good ideas." More In Success "Success sometimes can really bite you in the shorts."― Donny Osmond "In inner-city, low-income communities of color, there’s such a high correlation in terms of educational quality and success."― Bill Gates "Audience response to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. back in the ’60s – well, I was frankly surprised by the show’s success and the attendant publicity for David and myself."― Robert Vaughn