Cheri > Cheri's Quotes

“I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
― Augusten Burroughs

“Beyond watching eyes
With sweet and tender kisses
Our souls reached out to each other
In breathless wonder

And when I awoke
From a vast and smiling peace
I found you bathed in morning light
Quietly studying
All the messages on my phone

(Love Poem)”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“I don't believe in anything. I'm just here for the violence.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me. ”
― Banksy

“One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.”
― Banksy

“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

“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.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“When the time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don't make any fuss.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“At this time of year it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity - the lies, the corruption, the abuse.”
― Banksy

“If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“Only when the last tree has been cut down and the last river has dried up will man realise that reciting red indian proverbs makes you sound like a fucking muppet.”
― Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall

“Fight the fighters, not their wars.”
― Bansky

“Painting something that defies the law of the land is good. Painting something that defies the law of the land and the law of gravity at the same time is ideal.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“Graffiti ultimately wins out over proper art because it becomes part of your city, it' s a tool; "I'll meet you in that pub, you know, the one opposite that wall with a picture of a monkey holding a chainsaw". I mean, how much more useful can a painting be than that?”
― Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall

“Policemen and security guards wear hats with a peak that comes down low over their eyes. Apparently this is for psychological reasons. Eyebrows are very expressive and you appear a lot more authoritative if you keep them covered up. The advantage of this is that it makes a lot harder for cops to see anything more than six foot off the ground. Which is why painting rooftops and bridges is so easy.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“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, Wall and Piece

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

“Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can't even finish my second apple pie.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“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.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“The time of getting fame for your name on its own is over. Artwork that is only about wanting to be famous will never make you famous. Any fame is a by-product of making something that means something. You don't go to a restaurant and order a meal because you want to have a shit.”
― Banksy

“If you want someone to be ignored then build a life-size bronze statue of them and stick it in the middle of town. It doesn't matter how great you were, it'll always take an unfunny drunk with climbing skills to make people notice you.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“I've never really understood why people sleep. Wasting a third of your life and becoming vulnerable for almost 8 hours every night. Doesn't seem very appealing to me.”
― Banksy

“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.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“There's no way you're going to get a quote from us to use on your book cover" - Metropolitan Police Spokesperson”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“If at first you don't succeed, Call an airstrike.”
― Banksy

“People seem to think if they dress like a revolutionary they don`t actually have to behave like one.”
― Banksy, Wall and Piece

“People are fond of using military terms to describe what they do.
We call it bombing when we go out painting, when of course it's more
like entertaining the troops in a neutral zone, during peacetime in a
country without an army.”
― Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall

“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, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall

“Your 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.”
― Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall

“People who get up early in the morning cause war, death and famine.”
― Banksy, Banging Your Head Against a Brick Wall