Damien Hirst Quotes

I'm a big believer if you want to change people's minds or get someone to vote for you, either a voter or a colleague, you've got to first get their attention.

I am convinced that great ideas that are powerfully presented can change a mind in five minutes.

You are not going to change the minds of people who are looking for attention.

Action by the leader can shift opinion in his direction.

My goal as a comedian is to sway people's opinion. It's not my only goal and it's not the only way I measure myself.

You can change my mind, but you gotta work harder at it.

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.

Nobody has a magic lamp which can tell you in advance whether what you say will be effective in persuading an audience.

I think most of the best new work is intended to have much more impact at once.

I don't mind what the critics say, so long as I get some reaction. The worst thing is to be ignored.

A great byproduct of a TV show, movie, or play is when it can act as a catalyst for someone.

If you go on stage with an agenda, you have to accept not everyone's going to agree with it.

If you are explaining, you are losing.

In the world of public opinion, the person with the bullhorn is king.

To be successful you have to convince the public.

The truth isn't the truth until people believe you, and they can't believe you if they don't know what your saying, and they can't know what you've saying if they don't listen to you, and they won't listen to you if you're not interesting, and you won't be interesting until you say things imaginatively, originally, freshly.

What you say in defense of … ideas matters, and what people hear matters even more.

I like to think I've changed the centre of gravity on lots of national debates.

I want to be embraced by the audience, but it's fun to stir up the pot.

Cinema is a mirror that can change the world.

You can get an audience no matter what your opinion is.

There are people who are unsure, and maybe their minds can be changed based on someone's work and accomplishments. Those people are the ones I'm interested in having stay tuned and watching for the rest of my career.

It's hard to win people's minds over. The only way to change their minds is to perform.

The legal profession, politics and acting are very closely tied: the whole point is to have an idea and get it across to a listener, whether it is one person or five thousand in a hall.

You can change the world, but if no one's listening, it doesn't matter.