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title: "1 Brewing Quotes By Shepard Fairey"
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> [What excites me is that, when things are tough, people become resourceful, and now with the Internet, social networking and the ability for people who in the past had been relatively powerless, they have tools to be able to spread…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/what-excites-me-is-that-when-things-are-tough-people-become/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/shepard-fairey-7921_ability_what-excites-me-is-that-when-things-are_1163283.jpg)

## More by Shepard Fairey

> [When it comes to the street-art world, there are a lot of people who realize if they go out and put up a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/when-it-comes-to-the-street-art-world-there-are-a-lot-of-people-who/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [Obama has had a really tough time, but there have been a lot of things that he's compromised on that I never would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/obama-has-had-a-really-tough-time-but-there-have-been-a-lot-of-things/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [I never set out to be a groundbreaking artist in the sense of doing something that's never been done before. I set out to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/i-never-set-out-to-be-a-groundbreaking-artist-in-the-sense-of-doing/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/for-me-there-has-always-been-a-disconnect-with-the-sort-of-elitist/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [If you're creating something that has some sort of cultural currency - if the idea is getting out there - then that will probably…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/if-you-re-creating-something-that-has-some-sort-of-cultural-currency/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [Every spoof gives more power to the original.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/every-spoof-gives-more-power-to-the-original/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [There's good and bad in every arena. It's funny, some people, the reason they're in the underground is because they're lazy and don't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/there-s-good-and-bad-in-every-arena-it-s-funny-some-people-the-reason/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [I consider myself a multi-platform artist - not just a street artist - but the audience I found through street art has created many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/i-consider-myself-a-multi-platform-artist-not-just-a-street-artist/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [There are too many bad policy choices to go into that are being pushed by the Trump Administration, but the relaxation of environmental regulations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/there-are-too-many-bad-policy-choices-to-go-into-that-are-being/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [Creating is about sharing ideas, sharing aesthetics, sharing what you believe in with other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/creating-is-about-sharing-ideas-sharing-aesthetics-sharing-what-you/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [Street art, of course, is political, because it's illegal, so the very act of doing it is an act of defiance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/street-art-of-course-is-political-because-it-s-illegal-so-the-very/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [People romanticize struggle and obscurity, and I get that, but it's a very one-dimensional argument to say that people who have money are evil,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/people-romanticize-struggle-and-obscurity-and-i-get-that-but-it-s-a/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [If any group wants to not be disenfranchised, then understanding that there's going to be a learning curve for people who have disenfranchised them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/if-any-group-wants-to-not-be-disenfranchised-then-understanding-that/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [Why is non-commercial public expression considered criminal?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/why-is-non-commercial-public-expression-considered-criminal/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

> [I think the Internet has definitely made it easier for people to have stuff seen, but it's also encouraged a level of ADD, where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shepard-fairey/i-think-the-internet-has-definitely-made-it-easier-for-people-to-have/)

[Shepard Fairey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shepard-fairey/)

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