The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.
BANKSYGraffiti is only dangerous in the mind of three types of people; politicians, advertising executives and graffiti writers.
More Banksy Quotes
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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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Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.
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Live as a villain, die as a hero
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When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.
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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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We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.
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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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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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T.V. has made going to the theatre seem pointless, photography has pretty much killed painting but graffiti has remained gloriously unspoilt by progress.
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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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We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.
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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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There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
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Today’s art has been cancelled due to police activity.
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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.
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