Banksy

Visual Arts British 1974 102 quotes

An anonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director whose satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humor with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique.

Quotes by Banksy

The world is a tragedy, and I'm just trying to find the comedy.

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I don't believe in happiness. I believe in joy.

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The world is a mystery, and I'm just trying to solve it.

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I don't believe in good. I believe in evil.

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The world is a lie, and I'm just trying to tell the truth.

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I don't believe in art. I believe in life.

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The world is a stage, and I'm just trying to play my part.

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I don't believe in God. I believe in myself.

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The world is a dream, and I'm just trying to make it a reality.

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I don't believe in anything. I believe in everything.

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All artists fear that they only do one thing well. I only do one thing well: anything I want.

Book 2005

The people who run our cities don't understand how important they are. They think getting from A to B is more important than A and B.

Book 2005

People who get upset about graffiti are people who haven't done enough graffiti.

Interview 2006

The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.

Book 2005

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

Book 2005

Copyright is for losers.

Book 2005

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

Book 2005

It's not the job of the artist to give the audience what the audience want.

Interview 2010

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.

Book 2018

Once upon a time there was a splendid palace, a palace a king had built for his daughter. The princess lived there, and she was so beautiful that the fame of her beauty had spread far and wide. Many princes came to ask for her hand in marriage, but she loved no one, and turned them all away. One day, a dragon came and ate the princess. The end.

Book 2005