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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.

Banksy

Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Annoying Idiot Two
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
We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.
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Shopping Should World
A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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Children Mother Parenting
Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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Authority People Piece Wall
A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
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Found Males Surveys
Fight the fighters, not their wars.
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Fighter Fighting War
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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Art Cabinets Tourists
I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the price tag attached. There’s no gallery show or book or film. It’s pointless. Which hopefully means something.
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Art Book Mean
I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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Art Encourage People Used
You owe the companies nothing. You especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.
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Asking Business World
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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Cities Past School
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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Inspiring Movie World
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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Feelings People Police
One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
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Meaningless Original Quote Thought
I 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.
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Believe Justice Thinking

Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.

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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.

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