I mean, they say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time.
BANKSYBut there’s no way round it-commercial success is a mark of failure for a graffiti artist. We’re not supposed to be embraced in that way. When you look at how society rewards so many of the wrong people, it’s hard not to view financial reimbursement as a badge of self-serving mediocrity.
More Banksy Quotes
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If 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.
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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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I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
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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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I’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.
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If 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.
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I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
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I’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.
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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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You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.
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At this time of year it’s easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity – the lies, the corruption, the abuse.
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The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
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Live as a villain, die as a hero
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