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.
BANKSYIf you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town. It doesn’t matter how great you were, it’ll always take an unfunny drunk with climbing skills to make people notice you.
More Banksy Quotes
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People are fond of using military terms to describe what they do. We call it bombing when we go out painting, when of course it’s more like entertaining the troops in a neutral zone, during peacetime in a country without an army.
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Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.
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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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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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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
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I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
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Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It’s yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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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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You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky
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I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!
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Live as a villain, die as a hero
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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 originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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