As long as I can communicate, I’m not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesn’t matter at all.
AI WEIWEIAny individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would have the final voice, but it requires each individual to act. If we don’t act, then the result is very clear.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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There’s no such thing as “fixed” culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems.
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
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Creativity is the power to act.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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