“There's good and bad in every arena. It's funny, some people, the reason they're in the underground is because they're lazy and don't make things happen for themselves.” PeopleReasonHappensThings HappenLazyArenaGood And BadMake Things Happen Author:Shepard Fairey
“The Internet wasn't even an option for me, so one of the reasons I was so motivated to do street art was because there was no other outlet. Maybe if the Internet had been around then, I would have tried to do stuff that went viral and was clever and got me a lot of hits.” IfsArtReasonStuffStreetsInternetCleverMotivatedOutletsViralStreet Art Author:Shepard Fairey
“I think the idea of freedom or liberty is really misused for political reasons, but it's something that resonates with people to the core. People want to be masters of their own destinies, but at the same time, I think they do so selectively. Sometimes they want to be told exactly what to do so they don't have to think for themselves - as long as they can still exercise their free will.” PeopleThinkingWantLongStillsIdeasSometimesReasonPoliticalLibertyDestinyMastersExerciseCoreFree WillMisused Author:Shepard Fairey
“Free speech is important whether you like what's being said or not. The reason why it's so important is that the entire spectrum of ideas needs to be heard so that the best ones are embraced and rise to the top. If you're a liberal and don't like conservative speech and you try to stifle that conservative speech, you need to be prepared for your own progressive speech to be stifled when the power shifts out of your favor.” TryingImportantReasonConservativeProgressiveFree SpeechBe Prepared Author:Shepard Fairey
