Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
AI WEIWEIMaybe being powerful means to be fragile.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It’s very materialistic. It’s full of desire and luxury goods.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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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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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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It [success] is really by mistake.
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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I think Donald Trump should cool down a little bit. To pay more attention to the history. To really understand what U.S.’s value is about. I think, as a president, those things you always have to ask.
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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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