Banksy Quotes
But there's no way round it-commercial success is a mark of failure for a graffiti artist. We're not supposed to be embraced in that way. When you look at how society rewards so many of the wrong people, it's hard not to view financial reimbursement as a badge of self-serving mediocrity.
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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Bogart could have been color blind. He got to know a man before he decided if he liked him or not.
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.
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That's what I like to do, I like to make songs.
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I don't have business with any politicians.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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The Wild West attracts cowboys. A sheriff is a good thing.
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E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.
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I'm tired of fighting. I've always known that I can't be an action star all my life.
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Modeling has always played off my D.J.-ing, but it is a fun supplement.
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I'm vehemently against population transfer. I'm against expelling anyone from his house, ever - whether it be a Jew or an Arab.
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I really feel that political will is born out of popular will.
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We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.
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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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Romania is still very much underutilizing its natural and human potential.
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I've never been strong with my time-management skills.
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I tell people that we must have the courage to share what we feel, but no one follows me.
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I'm a big guy, but I play with a guard mentality. I got that from my dad, and it's always stayed with me.
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In the 'Dreamblood' books, I'm focusing more on what I like about epic fantasy: the layering and depth of tension; the chance to really delve into the minutia of an alternate society and its politics; a large cast of characters to love and hate.
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To be honest I had learnt martial arts for a girl. So I started learning the art to impress her, but eventually I started loving martial art more than the girl. So later it became a habit it became fun.
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There are only a few safe targets left, just a few groups of people you can say anything negative about without getting in trouble for it. I've made a list of safe targets and I probably ought to stick to those. Politicians, for instance. You can say anything you want about them, and it doesn't matter how unfair you are. People seem to like it.
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But there's no way round it-commercial success is a mark of failure for a graffiti artist. We're not supposed to be embraced in that way. When you look at how society rewards so many of the wrong people, it's hard not to view financial reimbursement as a badge of self-serving mediocrity.
