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Damien Hirst

But I think it's more that when you're young, you're invincible, you're immortal - or at least you think you are. The possibilities are limitless, you're inventing the future. Then you get older and suddenly you have a history. It's fixed. You can't chang

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When you are young, you feel unstoppable and believe you can create anything without limits. As you age, your past actions and experiences become set and unchangeable, which can make the future feel less open and more defined by what has already happened.

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