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It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
BanksyBanksy When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
BanksyBanksy People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish… but that’s only if it’s done properly.
BanksyBanksy 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.
BanksyBanksy Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
BanksyBanksy Keep your coins, I want change.
BanksyBanksy If Michaelangelo or Leonardo Da Vinci were alive today they’d be making Avatar, not painting a chapel.
BanksyBanksy Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
BanksyBanksy 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.
BanksyBanksy 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.
BanksyBanksy 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.
BanksyBanksy If 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.
BanksyBanksy There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
BanksyBanksy Live as a villain, die as a hero
BanksyBanksy At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
BanksyBanksy Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Find someone who can hear you even when you’re silent.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Hidden in the ashes, of a fallen building lays a child’s family photo, with whom he could never unite in life.
Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox Every little part of your soul was made to shine.
Ashley PrzywolskiAshley Przywolski When in truth, it is the transparency that kills you. The pain of seeing through to something you can never quite touch.
Lang LeavLang Leav
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if I was defended they simply said I had been defended. But I don’t think they have taken any effort at maligning me or maligning gays or making any effort to give to people anything that wasn’t news.
Bayard RustinBayard Rustin Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started.
Ben LinderBen Linder The more I resist anything, the stronger it gets.
Bellamy YoungBellamy Young A gun fires of its own accord and a man is shot. And a broken-down old house no good for anything but chasing kids has to trip over us. Blind accidents. What can you do against blind accidents?
Ben MaddowBen Maddow I’m never absolutely sure of anything, and I don’t want to be. You’re either right and you’ll pull through, or you’re not. We’re never going to be right about everything, and we’ve certainly been wrong.
Barry DillerBarry Diller How can you think that that will evoke the past? It doesn’t even have to evoke anything, but anyway, it’s how we’re living. It’s this moment where nobody has to immediately think too much about how things are being documented. It’s a great time.
Ben KatchorBen Katchor Anything that I do, I try to make it as good as I possibly can.
Bebe NeuwirthBebe Neuwirth It’s not easy for a mother and son to sing a duet. You can’t just sing about anything.
Ben HarperBen Harper
