Banksy quotes

I 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. (Banksy)
I'd been painting rats for three years before someone said 'that's a clever anagram of art' and I had to pretend I'd known that all along. View quote
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Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can't even finish my second apple pie. View quote
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You can win the rat race but you're still a rat. View quote
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People seem to think that if they dress like a revolutionary, they don't actually have to behave like one. View quote
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Art is not like other culture because its success is not made by its audience. The public fill concert halls and cinemas everyday, we read novels by the millions, and buy records by the billions. 'We the people' affect the making and quality of most of our culture, but not our art. View quote
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I used to tell everyone I met to be an artist..... I don't do that any more. View quote
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People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly. View quote
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Fight the fighters, not their wars. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Banksy)
A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves. View quote
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The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires. View quote
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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. View quote
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All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw? View quote
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Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else. View quote
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The human race is the most stupid and unfair kind of race. A lot of the runners don't even get decent sneakers or clean drinking water. Some runners are born with a massive head start, every possible help along the way and still the referees seem to be on their side. It's not surprising a lot of people have given up compeating altogether and gone to sit in the grandstand, eat junk and shout abuse. What the human race needs is a lot more streakers. View quote
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We don't need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling. View quote
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I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me. View quote
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People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine. View quote
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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)
As far as I can tell the only thing worth looking at in most museums of art is all the schoolgirls on daytrips with the art departments. View quote
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Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access. View quote
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People who enjoy waving flags don't deserve to have one. View quote
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There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place. View quote
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