A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
BANKSYA lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
BANKSYI 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.
BANKSYOne Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
BANKSYLive as a villain, die as a hero
BANKSYIf you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.
BANKSYI’d been painting rats for three years before someone said ‘that’s clever it’s an anagram of art’ and I had to pretend I’d known that all along.
BANKSYI’ve learnt from experience that a painting isn’t finished when you put down your brush – that’s when it starts. The public reaction is what supplies meaning and value. Art comes alive in the arguments you have about it.
BANKSYPeople who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.
BANKSYT.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
BANKSYWriting graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.
BANKSYModern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
BANKSYSome people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
BANKSYA wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.
BANKSYIf you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town. It doesn’t matter how great you were, it’ll always take an unfunny drunk with climbing skills to make people notice you.
BANKSYWe don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
BANKSYThe one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it’ll be paraded round Sotheby’s by people wearing white gloves.
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