Quotes About Rebellion

fight authority with authority

It helps to fight authority with authority

One of the advantages of having laws is the pleasure one may take in breaking them.

Some people want to make the world a better place. I just wanna make the world a better-looking place. If you don't like it, you can paint over it!

The craft is finding a decent drainpipe to get access to the site as much as it is in the art...Van Gogh used short, stumpy brush strokes to convey his insanity - I use short, thin ledges above mainline train tracks.

You owe the companies nothing. Less than nothing, you especially don't owe them any courtesy. They owe you. 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.

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.

There's no way you're going to get a quote from us to use on your book cover.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

On Painting Rats, and the Glorification of Them. They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. And yet they are capable of bringing entire civilizations to their knees. If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.

There are no exceptions to the rule that everyone thinks they're an exception to the rules

Remember – it's always easier to get forgiveness than permission

The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules. It's people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages. As a precaution to never committing major acts of evil it is our solemn duty never to do what we're told, this is the only way we can be sure.

È sempre più facile ottenere il perdono che il permesso

Pensa fuori dagli schemi, smonta gli schemi e falli a pezzi

Graffiti is not the lowest form of art. Despite having to creep about at night and lie to your mum it's actually the most honest artform available.

They exist without permission. They are hated, hunted and persecuted. They live in quiet desperation amongst the filth. And yet they are capable of bringing entire civilisations to their knees. If you are dirty, insignificant and unloved then rats are the ultimate role model.

There's no way you're going to get a quote from us to use on your book cover." Metropolitan Police spokesperson

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.