Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
BANKSYSome people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
More Banksy Quotes
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I know street art can feel increasingly like the marketing wing of an art career, so I wanted to make some art without the price tag attached. There’s no gallery show or book or film. It’s pointless. Which hopefully means something.
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It’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
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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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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
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Some people become cops because they want to make the world a better place. Some people become vandals because they want to make the world a better looking place.
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I’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.
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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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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You owe the companies nothing. You especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.
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Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.
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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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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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Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that
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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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