Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will become nobody to maintain their power and be raised to the next higher level.
AI WEIWEICreativity is the power to act.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
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I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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I never regret anything.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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