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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.

Banksy

Live as a villain, die as a hero
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Dies Hero Villain
Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.
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Authority People Piece Wall
A recent survey or North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.
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Found Males Surveys
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
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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Art Order People
The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.
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Art Holy Grail People
Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.
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Art Cheating Deep Thought
I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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Graffiti Trying World
When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.
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Come Fuss Leave Walk
A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.
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Children Mother Parenting
Graffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
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Mind People
Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.
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Artist Graffiti Writing
Modern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
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Art Graffiti Littles
I don’t know if street art ever really works indoors. If you domesticate an animal, it goes from being wild and free to sterile, fat and sleepy. So maybe the art should stay outside.
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Animal Art Free Wild
Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.
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Art Graffiti Street Tools
Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was
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Graffiti Knows Piece Wall

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 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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