I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
BANKSYSometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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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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Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
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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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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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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars
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It’s impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won’t. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I’d picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn’t like the attention.
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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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I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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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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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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