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It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.

Ai Weiwei

In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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Abstract Care City Country Enough Large Nobody Quite Stuck
I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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China Feelings This Society
The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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Always Fantasy Kind Luxurious Pearl Rareness Unique
[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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Development Everything Fairness Holding Internet Letting Outside People Trail
I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
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Afraid Given Out People Speak Thinking Totally
I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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Act Everyone Government People Pollution Regret Street Unhealthy Walking Weibo
Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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Barely Casulaities Country Deal People Political Treated
I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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Country Election Laughing Man Presidential Thinking
I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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Artist Cities New York
If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
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Face Future Nation Past
Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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Aside Creativity Imagination Past Potential Reject Seek Status
During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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Detention During Moon Most Thought
What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.
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Access Express Important Realm Wish
When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.
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Censor Development Everything Exposed Feel Government Ourselves Scared Thinking
Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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Age Craziness Create Name Time
I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.
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Another Five Hundred Million Necklace Pearl Pound Thinking

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