Vandalism Quotes

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.

I wouldn't have expected an audience of ours to burn down our equipment.

There is no American right to loot stores, or to burn buildings, or to fire rifles from the rooftops. That is crime—and crime must be dealt with forcefully and swiftly, and certainly—under law.

Yesterday, some hooligans knocked over a dustbin in Shaftesbury.

Now, I don't know much about art, but I know desecration when I see it.

If I catch Corey Graves on the street, I'm gonna do something to him. I ain't gonna do it at the office or the airport, but if I catch Corey Graves on the street, you see that little bouffant hairdo he got? I'm gonna rearrange it for him.

the graffiti around the library contained several swastikas as well as a variety of "racist, derogatory, and sexist statements. The "most disappointing and discouraging" graffiti was in the men's bathroom. Scrawled on a stall in permanent marker, she says, were swastikas, racist phrases, and the words: "Hail President Trump!"

Look what we have built ... low-income projects that became worse centers of delinquency, vandalism and general social hopelessness than the slums they were supposed to replace.

Should graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It's way more important than that.

I urge the citizens of Ferguson who have been peacefully exercising their First Amendment rights to join with law enforcement in condemning the actions of looters, vandals and others seeking to inflame tensions and sow discord.

… the greatest act of civic vandalism in New York’s history.

Those who don't build must burn. It's as old as history and juvenile delinquents.

Shoot to maim or cripple anyone looting any stores in our city.

We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon.

Some people grab my hair and pull it out. People write on my jeans when I'm on stage. They write on my boots - their phone number, name or whatever.

People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.

Most people think I do street art, so I do everything for nothing. I'm an urchin who paints walls and does work for nothing. That's the first misconception about street artists, that we just paint for nothing.

The difference between theft and destruction is often a few keystrokes.

When I was a kid in Nebraska, a cantankerous farmer, known for plinking with his '22 at passing cars in which he perceived enemies, ingeniously rigged up a shotgun in his house, trained on the inside of his front door so as to widely distribute any intruder.

Burn the Louvre, and wipe your ass with the Mona Lisa. This way at least, God would know our names.

We set the town on fire and burned down every house as a warning to other small towns along the river.

I've spiked a toilet seat before, a gallon of milk, even eggs. If you say it, I've probably spiked it before.

I want to cause havoc. I want to cause mayhem - and I mean the worst mayhem you can see.

There are many avenues to peacefully protest, but those rights don't extend to illegal actions, breaching security perimeters, and threatening police officers.

The best art is on the street.