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“I used to tell everyone I met to be an artist..... I don't do that any more.”

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Banksy is a British anonymous street artist known for his distinctive graffiti and installation art. His work often features satirical and confrontational elements, commenting on social phenomena. Banksy's art has gained worldwide attention, and his artistic style combines street art with traditional painting techniques. more

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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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Author:Banksy

“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”

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“I have no interest in ever coming out. I’m just trying to make the pictures look good; I’m not into trying to make myself look good. And besides, it’s a pretty safe bet that the reality of me would be a crushing disappointment to a couple of 15-year-old kids out there.”

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“Some people criticize me for using sources that are a bit low brow (this quote is from 'Gladiator') but you know what? 'I'm just going to use that hostility to make me stronger, not weaker' as Kelly Rowland said on the X Factor.”

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“You're advised not to drink the replica Arab spring water.”

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“Today's art has been cancelled due to police activity.”

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Author:Banksy

“In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.”

Author:Banksy

“There are 10,000 local governments in the state of New York. Ten thousand! Town, village, lighting district, water district, sewer district, a special district to count the other districts in case you missed a district.”

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Author:Andrew Cuomo

“If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.”

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Author:Banksy

“The bad artists imitate, the great artists steal.”

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Author:Banksy