As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
AI WEIWEIIn my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
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I came back [to Beijing ] because that’s the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.
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You don’t have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
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Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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