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The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires

Banksy

A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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Children Mother Parenting
The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
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Art Artist Great Stealing
Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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Authority People Piece Wall
I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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Art Encourage Much Used
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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Art Graffiti People
I’ve never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn’t seem very appealing to me.
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Night People Sleep
Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.
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Inspirational Inspiring Life
All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
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Artist Draws Suffering
I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence.
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Anything Believe Violence
I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Capitalism Enemy Way
I wanted to highlight the destruction in Gaza by posting photos on my website – but on the internet, people only look at pictures of kittens.
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Internet Looks People
Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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Art Police Today
You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.
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Inspirational Race Winning
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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Art Comfort Should
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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Photography Progress Theatre
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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Dirty Model Role Sex

The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. 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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The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. 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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