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> [Who's to say what will one day appear to have been trendsetting? Sometimes artists who receive breathless acclaim initially, seem to conk out. Other artists who don't register so keenly at the time, prove to be trailblazers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/who-s-to-say-what-will-one-day-appear-to-have-been-trendsetting/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

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## More by Charles Saatchi

> [Be the Worst You Can Be: Life's Too Long for Patience and Virtue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/be-the-worst-you-can-be-life-s-too-long-for-patience-and-virtue/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [My dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the art world have much feeling for art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/my-dark-little-secret-is-that-i-don-t-actually-believe-many-people-in/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [If you can't take a good kicking, you shouldn't parade how much luckier you are than other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/if-you-can-t-take-a-good-kicking-you-shouldn-t-parade-how-much/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [If, like me, you have many reasons to be less than secure and self-assured, and like me, you are far from stable even on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/if-like-me-you-have-many-reasons-to-be-less-than-secure-and-self/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [I liked working in advertising, but don't believe my taste in art, such as it is, was entirely formed by TV commercials. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/i-liked-working-in-advertising-but-don-t-believe-my-taste-in-art-such/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [Nothing is as uplifting as standing before a great painting whether it was painted in 1505 or last Tuesday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/nothing-is-as-uplifting-as-standing-before-a-great-painting-whether/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [If I stop being on good behaviour for a moment, my dark little secret is that I don't actually believe many people in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/if-i-stop-being-on-good-behaviour-for-a-moment-my-dark-little-secret/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [My aim in life isn't so much the pursuit of happiness as the happiness of pursuit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/my-aim-in-life-isn-t-so-much-the-pursuit-of-happiness-as-the/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [Nobody can give you advice after you've been collecting for a while. If you don't enjoy making your own decisions, you're never going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/nobody-can-give-you-advice-after-you-ve-been-collecting-for-a-while/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [I have asked to have no funeral, and no memorial service. I hate other people's and would certainly not appreciate my own.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/i-have-asked-to-have-no-funeral-and-no-memorial-service-i-hate-other/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [I find the theatre faintly embarrassing for the actors performing on stage. It seems rather showy-off in an undignified way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/i-find-the-theatre-faintly-embarrassing-for-the-actors-performing-on/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [I may not be much good at most things, but if I didn't have the pleasure of planning and installing shows, and doing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/i-may-not-be-much-good-at-most-things-but-if-i-didn-t-have-the/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [The fact that in the last 10 years only five of the 40 Turner Prize nominees have been painters tells you more about curators…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/the-fact-that-in-the-last-10-years-only-five-of-the-40-turner-prize/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [It's obvious nonsense, but it makes nice people feel good about themselves to do their bit for the planet. It's vanity of a grotesque…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/it-s-obvious-nonsense-but-it-makes-nice-people-feel-good-about/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

> [I hate to sound like a romantic adolescent, but I believe artists don't generally see art as a career choice; they simply can't overcome…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-saatchi/i-hate-to-sound-like-a-romantic-adolescent-but-i-believe-artists-don/)

[Charles Saatchi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-saatchi/)

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