I have a theory that you can make any sentence seem profound by writing the name of a dead philosopher at the end of it.
BANKSYIt’s a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.
More Banksy Quotes
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In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.
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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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I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.
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There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.
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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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Nothing is black and white, and there is no purity and there is no such thing has justice.
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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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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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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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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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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 love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
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Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.
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It’s impossible to predict which paintings will last and which won’t. In New Orleans I painted on a dilapidated shop in a street littered with abandoned cars and rotting mattresses, then two hours later the piece was gone. It turned out I’d picked the side of a crack house and the proprietor didn’t like the attention.
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