Wall And Piece Quotes

• Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.

  Banksy

  Cheating, Art, Deep Thought

  "Wall and Piece". Book by Banksy, 2005.

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  If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to wear a mask. If you want to be honest then you have to live a lie.

  Banksy

  Art, Lying, People

  Martin Bull, Banksy (2011). “Banksy Locations & Tours Volume 2: A Collection of Graffiti Locations and Photographs from Around the U.K.”, p.144, PM Press

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• Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can't even finish my second apple pie.

  Banksy

  Apples, Pie, Sick

  "Wall and Piece". Book by Banksy, 2005.

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• A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.

  Banksy

  Independent, People, Use

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. 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.

  Banksy

  Art, Hate, Creativity

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• It's a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.

  Banksy

  People, Police, Feelings

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• Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.

  Banksy

  Hipster, Graffiti, Speak

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• 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.

  Banksy

  Rocks, Space, Giving

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• People who enjoy waving flags don't deserve to have one.

  Banksy

  People, Flags, Enjoy

  "Wall and Piece". Book by Banksy, 2005.

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• There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.

  Banksy

  Art, Sex, Revenge

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• People either love me or they hate me, or they don't really care.

  Banksy

  Hate, People, Care

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• Once upon a time there was a bear and a bee who lived in a wood and were the best of friends. All summer long the bee collected nectar from morning to night while the bear lay on his back basking in the long grass. When winter came the bear realised he had nothing to eat and thought to himself 'I hope that busy little bee will share some of his honey with me.' But the bee was nowhere to be found - he had died of a stress induced coronary disease.

  Banksy

  Summer, Morning, Stress

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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.

  Banksy

  Stupid, Drinking, Sneakers

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• A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.

  Banksy

  Art, Wall, Graffiti

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• If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.

  Banksy

  Dirty, Role Models, Roles

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.

  Banksy

  People, Authority, Possessing

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• Nobody ever listened to me until they didn't know who I was

  Banksy

  Graffiti, Knows

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make someone smile while they're having a piss.

  Banksy

  Smile, Art, Graffiti

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• 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.

  Banksy

  Art, Graffiti, Littles

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• Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

  Calvin Coolidge

  Perseverance, Determination, Procrastination

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• We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.

  Banksy

  Hero, Needs, Recycling

  "Banksy: Wall and Piece". Book by Banksy, 2005.

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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 every day, 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.

  Banksy

  Art, Other Cultures, People

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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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.

  Banksy

  Shopping, World, Should

  "Banksy: Wall and Piece". Book by Banksy, 2005.

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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

  Banksy

  Art, Real, People

  Banksy (2005). “Banksy: wall and piece”, Random House UK

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• Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.

  Banksy

  Graffiti, Tools, Street Art

  "Objectified" by Joe Winkler, www.guernicamag.com. October 22, 2013.

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