A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
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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Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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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 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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If you don’t own a train company then you go and paint on one instead… it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something… that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.
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People seem to think if they dress like a revolutionary they don`t actually have to behave like one.
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I don’t know if street art ever really works indoors. If you domesticate an animal, it goes from being wild and free to sterile, fat and sleepy. So maybe the art should stay outside.
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I used to encourage everyone I knew to make art; I don’t do that so much anymore.
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I tell myself I use art to promote dissent, but maybe I am just using dissent to promote my art. I plead not guilty to selling out. But I plead it from a bigger house than I used to live in.
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Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
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If you don’t own a train company then you go and paint on one instead… it all comes from that thing at school when you had to have name tags in the back of something… that makes it belong to you. You can own half the city by scribbling your name over it.
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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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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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