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.
BANKSYI have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
More Banksy Quotes
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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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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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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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The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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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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We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.
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In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.
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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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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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Nothing is black and white, and there is no purity and there is no such thing has justice.
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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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Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.
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