My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
AI WEIWEIThe world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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I never regret anything.
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you.
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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