It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
AI WEIWEIIf civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.
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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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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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I never had a sense of home.
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Even today the borders they’re seeing the physical borders are very different from the political borders. Because all those powers are so connected, and you cannot even see whose interest in what move.
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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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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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Creativity is the power to act.
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The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.
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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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