You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.
AI WEIWEIAfter I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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I want people to see their own power.
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We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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The leadership knows that you cannot solve the issues of China’s future with the means of the past. The demographic consequences of the one-child policy, the build-up of the welfare state.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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