You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
BANKSYI have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
More Banksy Quotes
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I tell myself I use art to promote dissent, but maybe I am just using dissent to promote my art. I plead not guilty to selling out. But I plead it from a bigger house than I used to live in.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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People seem to think if they dress like a revolutionary they don`t actually have to behave like one.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.
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If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.
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Nothing is black and white, and there is no purity and there is no such thing has justice.
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A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
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Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
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The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires
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I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in – like peace and justice and freedom.
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I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.
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