Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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Any politician who respects China’s government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues – both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.
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And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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