Martin Firrell quotes

Calamitous collapse is better than mediocre defeat! (Martin Firrell)
Ageing is a privilege not a predicament. View quote
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It is in the nature of truth not to be at fault. View quote
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The other side of reverence is loathing. View quote
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Everybody should be entitled to one lie, one failing, one infidelity. View quote
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This is the way the world really ends: not with whimper but a desperate chuckle. View quote
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I believe we have to put art back at the center of everyday life rather than allowing it to become a specialist activity at the margins of society. View quote
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Never fall for someone with a body to diet for. View quote
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Art is like a fart for the soul. Better out than in. View quote
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Revolutions have always started in cafés. View quote
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I do see myself as aiming to foment some kind of revolution. (Martin Firrell)
When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey. View quote
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Women are much more honourable than men. View quote
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It is perfectly reasonable to despair of a world where the Nobel Committee gives the Peace Prize to a man running a war. View quote
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War is always a failure. It means we've failed in diplomacy and we've failed in talking to one another. View quote
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I want to live in a city where the people who make the rules have to live by them. View quote
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Quentin Crisp said it to me; now I say it to you: say yes to everything. View quote
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I want to live in a city where immigration is seen as a new source of strength. View quote
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Security is no replacement for liberty. View quote
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I realized that the only possible response was to go to my wonderful local café, Maison Bertaux, check everyone was well, eat a little cake and then make art. To me, making art, and in particular public art, is always an assertion of our humanity and our strength. View quote
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Everyone is as confused as I am. (Martin Firrell)
Art's true purpose is to be human as opposed to some rarefied activity set away from real life. I think art should help you to navigate the real challenges of being a human being. View quote
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If we're being told to do stupid or cruel things, then it is morally correct to disobey. View quote
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If obedience invariably leads to cruelty, disobedience is our moral duty. View quote
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I am the conscience of the 21st Century. View quote
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