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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My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means 'The road is good.'
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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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If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness.
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I have no problem with Brock Lesnar being a part-timer, because he's earned that spot. He's a multiple time champion in WWE, a former UFC Champion, NCAA amateur wrestling champion, so his accolades speak for themselves.
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The reason I put so much energy into it at the beginning was that while there were plenty of people looking after the talkies, almost nobody was doing the same for the silents. Now there are plenty of very good historians and restorers.
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It's natural to want your kids to have all the things you didn't have.
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Family matters. Family are the only people who will tell you when you're getting off the tracks a little. Surround yourself with people who love the Lord, love themselves and love you, and you can't really fail.
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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.
