Top 90 Banksy Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “If you get tired, learn to rest, not to quit.”

— Banksy

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2. “Not everyone will understand your journey. That’s okay. You’re here to live your life, not to make everyone understand.”

— Banksy

3. “I don’t believe in anything. I’m just here for the violence.”

— Banksy

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4. “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”

— Banksy

5. “You can win the rat race but you’re still a rat.”

— Banksy

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6. “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

7. “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.”

— Banksy

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

— Banksy

9. “If it doesn’t matter, get rid of it. If you can’t get rid of it, it matters.”

— Banksy

10. “Live as a villain, die as a hero.”

— Banksy

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11. “If at first you don’t succeed, Call an airstrike.”

— Banksy

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12. “Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.”

— Banksy

13. “You don’t need planning permission to build castles in the sky.”

— Banksy

14. “Be positive, patient and persistent.”

— Banksy

15. “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.”

— Banksy

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

— Banksy

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

— Banksy

18. “There’s nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.”

— Banksy

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

— Banksy

20. “Keep your coins, I want change.”

— Banksy

21. “I originally set out to try and save the world, but now I’m not sure I like it enough.”

— Banksy

22. “I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don’t like it, you can paint over it!”

— Banksy

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

— Banksy

24. “If you feel dirty, insignificant or unloved, then rats are a good role model. They exist without permission, they have no respect for the hierarchy of society, and they have sex 50 times a day.”

— Banksy

25. “When he time comes to leave, just walk away quietly and don’t make any fuss.”

— Banksy

26. “One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.”

— Banksy

27. “In the future, everybody will be anonymous for 15 minutes.”

— Banksy

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

— Banksy

29. “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.”

— Banksy

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

— Banksy

31. “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.”

— Banksy

32. “Is graffiti art or vandalism? That word has a lot of negative connotations and it alienates people, so no, I don’t like to use the word ‘art’ at all.”

— Banksy

33. “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.”

— Banksy

34. “Film is incredibly democratic and accessible, it’s probably the best option if you actually want to change the world, not just re-decorate it.”

— Banksy

35. “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.”

— Banksy

36. “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.”

— Banksy

37. “Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost everyday.”

— Banksy

38. “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

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39. “Fight the fighters, not their wars.”

— Banksy

40. “Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint.”

— Banksy

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41. “I’ve learnt from experience that a painting isn’t finished when you put down your brush – that’s when it starts. The public reaction is what supplies meaning and value. Art comes alive in the arguments you have about it.”

— Banksy

42. “Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don’t need an education to understand it, and there’s no admission fee.”

— Banksy

43. “Remember – it’s always easier to get forgiveness than permission.”

— Banksy

44. “The difference between freedom and slavery is one thin line.”

— Banksy

45. “Nobody ever listened to me until they didn’t know who I was.”

— Banksy

46. “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

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

— Banksy

48. “I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.”

— Banksy

49. “All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?”

— Banksy

50. “Sometimes the right thing to do... is the wrong thing.”

— Banksy