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.
BANKSYIf it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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My lawyer’s opinion is that the cops might not actually be able to charge me with criminal damage any more – because theoretically my graffiti actually increases the value of property rather than decreasing it. That’s his theory, but then my lawyer also believes wearing novelty cartoon ties is a good look.
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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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Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
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You’re mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.
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If 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.
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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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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 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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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Keep your coins, I want change.
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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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