1. “The holy grail is to spend less time making the picture than it takes people to look at it.” – Banksy
2. “I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me.” – Banksy
3. “When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.” – Banksy
4. “There are no exceptions to the rule that everyone thinks they’re an exception to the rules” – Banksy
5. “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
6. “I sucked a lot of breasts to get where I am today.” – Banksy
7. “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.” – Banksy
8. “People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.” – Banksy
9. “In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.” – Banksy
10. “You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky.” – Banksy
11. “I just want to make the world a better looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!” – Banksy
12. “Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was.” – Banksy
13. “A lot of people never use their initiative because no-one told them to.” – Banksy
14. “When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires…” – Banksy
15. “One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.” – Banksy
16. “I could sit in a pub and tell you all the things that are written in this book, but you wouldn’t fucking listen.” – Banksy
17. “You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.” – Banksy
18. “You owe the companies nothing. You especially don’t owe them any courtesy. They have re-arranged the world to put themselves in front of you. They never asked for your permission, don’t even start asking for theirs.” – Banksy
19. “Your mind is working at its best when you’re being paranoid. – Banksy
20. “If at first you don’t succeed, Call an airstrike.” – Banksy
21. “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” – Banksy
22. “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
23. “Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.” – Banksy
24. “We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.” – Banksy
25. “Live as a villain, die as a hero.” – Banksy
26. “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.” – Banksy
27. “Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.” – Banksy
28. “Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.” – Banksy
29. “Be positive, patient and persistent.” – Banksy
30. “Fight the fighters, not their wars.” – Banksy
31. “Is graffiti art or vandalism? That word has a lot of negative connotations and it alienates people, so no, I don’t like to use the word ‘art’ at all.” – Banksy
32. “Keep your coins, I want change.” – Banksy
33. “There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.” – Banksy
34. “I want to live in a world created by art, not just decorated with it” – Banksy
35. “If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.” – Banksy
36. “A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.” – Banksy
37. “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.” – Banksy
38. “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.” – Banksy
39. “Anyone who believes in capital punishment should be shot” – Banksy
40. “A wall is a very big weapon. It’s one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.” – Banksy
41. “Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.” – Banksy
42. “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.” – Banksy
43. “Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.” – Banksy
44. “Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost everyday.” – Banksy
45. “The difference between freedom and slavery is one thin line.” – Banksy
46. “Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it.” – Banksy
47. “I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.” – Banksy
48. “The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules but by people following the rules. It’s people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.” – Banksy
49. “Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.” – Banksy
50. “If you want to say something and have people listen then you have to – Banksy
51. “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
52. “I’ve learnt from experience that a painting isn’t finished when you put down your brush – that’s when it starts. The public reaction is what supplies meaning and value. Art comes alive in the arguments you have about it.” – Banksy
53. “Remember – it’s always easier to get forgiveness than permission” – Banksy
54. “We can’t do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.” – Banksy
55. “All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?” – Banksy
56. “There is nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.” – Banksy
57. “I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.” – Banksy
58. “Become good at cheating and you never need to become good at anything else.” – Banksy
59. “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
60. “Sometimes the right thing to do… is the wrong thing.” – Banksy
61. “This revolution is for display purposes only.” – Banksy
62. “I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence.” – Banksy
63. “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
64. “People who enjoy waving flags don’t deserve to have one” – Banksy
65. “When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.” – Banksy