Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don’t design it, somebody else has to design it.
AI WEIWEIOtherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
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We should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind’s belief that we can better ourselves.
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There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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It’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
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[Cultural departments] don’t care about culture. Maybe they’re the furthest from the people who understand culture.
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The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness – doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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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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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.
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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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I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.
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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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The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself
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Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
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