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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.

Banksy

We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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Hero Need Recycling
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.
BANKSY

Believe Justice Thinking
I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.
BANKSY

Art Need Order
A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.
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Independent People Use
Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
BANKSY

Art Police Today
Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Annoying Idiot Two
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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Art Dissent Guilty House Plead
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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Art House People
If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
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Cities Past School
I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!
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Look Over Paint World
Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
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Graffiti Knows Piece Wall
Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It’s yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.
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Giving Rocks Space
Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.
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Graffiti Hipster Speak
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.
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Death Life Time
Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
BANKSY

Art Bus Stops Museums
It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
BANKSY

Feelings People Police

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