Wall And Piece Quotes

Some people represent authority without ever possessing any of their own.

We don’t need any more heroes; we just need someone to take out the recycling.

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

People either love me or they hate me, or they don't really care.

I like to think I have the guts to stand up anonymously in a western democracy and call for things no-one else believes in - like peace and justice and freedom.

Nobody ever listened to me until they didn't know who I was

Nothing in the world is more common than unsuccessful people with talent, leave the house before you find something worth staying in for.

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.

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.

Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.

People who enjoy waving flags don't deserve to have one.

If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.

It's a very frustrated feeling you get when the only people with good photos of you work are the police department.

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.

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.

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.

People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly.

We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.

Art is not like other culture because its success is not made by its audience. The public fill concert halls and cinemas every day, we read novels by the millions, and buy records by the billions. 'We the people' affect the making and quality of most of our culture, but not our art.

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.

I want to make the world a better place, for women, mainly.

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

Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a f**king sharp knife to it.

Once upon a time there was a bear and a bee who lived in a wood and were the best of friends. All summer long the bee collected nectar from morning to night while the bear lay on his back basking in the long grass. When winter came the bear realised he had nothing to eat and thought to himself 'I hope that busy little bee will share some of his honey with me.' But the bee was nowhere to be found - he had died of a stress induced coronary disease.

A lot of mothers will do anything for their children, except let them be themselves.

A wall is a very big weapon. It's one of the nastiest things you can hit someone with.

Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.

There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.

People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.

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.

You're mind is working at its best when you're being paranoid. You explore every avenue and possibility of your situation at high speed with total clarity.

The Art we look at is made by only a select few. A small group create, promote, purchase, exhibit and decide the success of Art. Only a few hundred people in the world have any real say. When you go to an Art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires

When you go to an art gallery you are simply a tourist looking at the trophy cabinet of a few millionaires.

Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can't even finish my second apple pie.

I'd been painting rats for three years before someone said 'that's clever it's an anagram of art' and I had to pretend I'd known that all along.

The thing I hate the most about advertising is that it attracts all the bright, creative and ambitious young people, leaving us mainly with the slow and self-obsessed to become our artists.. 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.

Imagine a city where graffiti wasn't illegal, a city where everybody could draw whatever they liked. Where every street was awash with a million colours and little phrases. Where standing at a bus stop was never boring. A city that felt like a party where everyone was invited, not just the estate agents and barons of big business. Imagine a city like that and stop leaning against the wall - it's wet.

Brandalism Any advertisement in public space that gives you no choice whether you see it or not is yours. It belongs to you. It's yours to take, rearrange and re-use. Asking for permission is like asking to keep a rock someone just threw at your head.

Nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent.

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.

The human race is the most stupid and unfair kind of race. A lot of the runners don't even get decent sneakers or clean drinking water. Some runners are born with a massive head start, every possible help along the way and still the referees seem to be on their side. It's not surprising a lot of people have given up compeating altogether and gone to sit in the grandstand, eat junk and shout abuse. What the human race needs is a lot more streakers.