It doesn’t take much to be a successful artist-all you need to do is dedicate your entire life to it.
BANKSYI love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
More Banksy Quotes
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Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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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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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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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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One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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You’re mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it’ll be paraded round Sotheby’s by people wearing white gloves.
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I’ve never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn’t seem very appealing to me.
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People either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
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We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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If you don’t own a train company then you go and paint on one instead… it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something… that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.
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A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
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