Banksy Quotes
On Painting Rats, and the Glorification of Them. They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. And yet they are capable of bringing entire civilizations to their knees. If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.
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Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one.
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I enjoy pushing my characters to the limit. No matter how far out there I go, I look for things that make the characters human.
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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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Mum and Dad were very much friends and up for life. There was no anxiety for anything when I was growing up; they just taught me to be me.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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I guess I crave stability.
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My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.
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Well, you know, I've had a very checkered career.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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Trees and plants always look like the people they live with, somehow.
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I haven't reported my missing credit card to the police because whoever stole it is spending less than my wife.
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I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved.
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And they just saw me on that and - from the time I was 11 until I was 12, I guess. And then when I had just turned 13, they asked me if I wanted to tour with Johnny Cash back East.
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I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
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I don't know if I'd say I feel green, but I'm getting to know myself as an actor now in a way that I never did as a kid.
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When I was born, my parents - my mother especially - couldn't come to terms with that fact that they had another baby girl. I know these stories in detail because every time a guest visited, or there was a gathering, they repeated this story in front of me that how I was the unwanted child.
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Oh, isn't it cool? It's so cool being an actor! It's so cool having my face on a bus.
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I was an umpire at little league softball games. I only lasted a few games because I wasn't one hundred percent clear on all the rules.
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I'd make a bad preacher.
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I get a lot of fan mail from girls. It's interesting because it's not just the U.S. - you get things from people all over the world. They send these postage stamps and you're like, 'Where do you live?' It's crazy. I'll get letters from the troops, too.
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The Water said to the dirty one, “Come here.” The dirty one said, “I am too ashamed.” The water replied, “How will your shame be washed away without me?
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The joy of painting lies precisely in the challenge of memory and the challenge of translation from the lived experience to the two-dimensional or three-dimensional symbol.
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One can overcome the forces of negative emotions, like anger and hatred, by cultivating their counter-forces, like love and compassion.
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On Painting Rats, and the Glorification of Them. They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. And yet they are capable of bringing entire civilizations to their knees. If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.
