There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
BANKSYI don’t know why people are so keen to put the details of their private life in public; they forget that invisibility is a superpower.
More Banksy Quotes
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When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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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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Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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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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If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.
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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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The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It’s people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.
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I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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The one thing you can rely on is if you get disturbed halfway through a painting and it looks a bit naff, then someone will preserve that piece, remove it and a few months later it’ll be paraded round Sotheby’s by people wearing white gloves.
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People either love me or they hate me, or they don’t really care.
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Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
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Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
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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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