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.
BANKSYFight the fighters, not their wars.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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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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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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The art world is the biggest joke going. It’s a rest home for the overprivileged, the pretentious, and the weak. And modern art is a disgrace – never have so many people used so much stuff and taken so long to say so little.
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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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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.
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Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
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Live as a villain, die as a hero
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
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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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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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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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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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