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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.

Banksy

Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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Art Graffiti Street Tools
If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.
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Art Lying People
I wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website – but on the internet, people only look at pictures of kittens.
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Internet Looks People
When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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Away Come Fuss Quietly Walk
Live as a villain, die as a hero
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Dies Hero Villain
One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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Meaningless Original Quote Thought
Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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Art Bus Stops Museums
My lawyer’s opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more – because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That’s his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
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Believe Cartoon Ties
I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
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Art Need Order
The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
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Art Artist Great Stealing
I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the price tag attached. There’s no gallery show or book or film. It’s pointless. Which hopefully means something.
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Art Book Mean
We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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Hero Need Recycling
At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
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Christmas Lying Years
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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Death Life Time
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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Looks People White
Fight the fighters, not their wars.
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Fighter Fighting War

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