--- title: "1 Older Harder Quotes By Ben Eine" description: "1 Older Harder quotes by Ben Eine. Plus more from Ben Eine and more Older Harder sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/ben-eine-12306_age_i-used-to-run-away-from-the-cops-and-now_1386535.jpg" --- > [I used to run away from the cops and now I stand and chat with them about my art. I'm older now and it is harder to run away from them. It would be embarrassing for an older man to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/i-used-to-run-away-from-the-cops-and-now-i-stand-and-chat-with-them/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c29/ben-eine-12306_age_i-used-to-run-away-from-the-cops-and-now_1386535.jpg) ## More by Ben Eine > [I painted the words "GREAT ADVENTURE" in Beijing, Dallas, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Japan. What it means to me is completely different to everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/i-painted-the-words-great-adventure-in-beijing-dallas-san-francisco/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [I don't want to sell to street art collectors, I want to sell to art collectors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/i-don-t-want-to-sell-to-street-art-collectors-i-want-to-sell-to-art/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [My work isn't overtly political, although it is sometimes painted in places where I don't have permission to paint, so that could be construed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/my-work-isn-t-overtly-political-although-it-is-sometimes-painted-in/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [I've a lot of respect for what people are doing here in Manchester, to promote the city's creativity and Aviva Investors Manchester Art Fair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/i-ve-a-lot-of-respect-for-what-people-are-doing-here-in-manchester-to/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [It makes me really proud to be able to use my art to spread positive messages around the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/it-makes-me-really-proud-to-be-able-to-use-my-art-to-spread-positive/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [For me, it's mostly about having stuff on the street. You're walking down the street, you do it every day, and suddenly there's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/for-me-it-s-mostly-about-having-stuff-on-the-street-you-re-walking/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/most-people-think-i-do-street-art-so-i-do-everything-for-nothing-i-m/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [All too often, when people think about art in the U.K., they think London. There's some really great work being produced outside of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/all-too-often-when-people-think-about-art-in-the-u-k-they-think/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [Street art, unlike graffiti, adds to the environment and is a positive experience for the artist and community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/street-art-unlike-graffiti-adds-to-the-environment-and-is-a-positive/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [You just have to be clever about who you work with. Had I done Gap or H&M, there's no way Louis Vuitton would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/you-just-have-to-be-clever-about-who-you-work-with-had-i-done-gap-or/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [David Cameron has given one of my paintings to President Obama. It's quite mad, really. But it's OK. It's not the kind of recognition…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/david-cameron-has-given-one-of-my-paintings-to-president-obama-it-s/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [I love to paint and beautify the most unexpected of places - I've painted everything from doorways to trains but have always wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/i-love-to-paint-and-beautify-the-most-unexpected-of-places-i-ve/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [Whenever I go anywhere in the world to do a show I try to paint something in the street as well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/whenever-i-go-anywhere-in-the-world-to-do-a-show-i-try-to-paint/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [I don't get paid for what I do in public places. So I invest the money I earn in galleries back into doing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/i-don-t-get-paid-for-what-i-do-in-public-places-so-i-invest-the-money/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) > [I'm always travelling and spend a lot of time in airports so I know what it feels like to get a personal welcome home.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-eine/i-m-always-travelling-and-spend-a-lot-of-time-in-airports-so-i-know/) [Ben Eine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-eine/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/older-harder/ben-eine/#itemlist", "name": "1 Older Harder Quotes By Ben Eine", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to run away from the cops and now I stand and chat with them about my art. I'm older now and it is harder to run away from them. 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