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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.

Banksy

We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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Hero Need Recycling
People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.
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Art Morning War
Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
BANKSY

Art Graffiti Littles
At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
BANKSY

Christmas Lying Years
All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
BANKSY

Artist Draws Suffering
Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Annoying Idiot Two
People either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
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Care Hate People
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
Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
BANKSY

Graffiti Mind People
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.
BANKSY

Inspiring Movie World
I don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
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Details Invisibility People
It’s impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won’t. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I’d picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn’t like the attention.
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Car New Orleans Two
Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.
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Feels Knows Nobody
Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
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Graffiti Hipster Speak
A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
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Independent People Use
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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Army Country Military

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