Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
BANKSYI like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in – like peace and justice and freedom.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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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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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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Live as a villain, die as a hero
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.
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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
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When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.
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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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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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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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I’ve learnt from experience that a painting isn’t finished when you put down your brush – that’s when it starts. The public reaction is what supplies meaning and value. Art comes alive in the arguments you have about it.
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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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