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.
BANKSYBecome good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
More Banksy Quotes
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Although you might have to creep about at night and lie to your mum it’s actually one of the more honest art forms available. There is no elitism or hype, it exhibits on the best walls a town has to offer and nobody is put off by the price of admission.
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Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot
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I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
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Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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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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All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
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I’ve never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn’t seem very appealing to me.
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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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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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But 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.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
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