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.
AI WEIWEII never regret anything.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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I don’t think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn’t be nervous about that.
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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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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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I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.
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Of course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market.
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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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