I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
BANKSYI 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.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
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I don’t know if street art ever really works indoors. If you domesticate an animal, it goes from being wild and free to sterile, fat and sleepy. So maybe the art should stay outside.
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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 originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.
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I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence.
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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.
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Keep your coins, I want change.
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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
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