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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness

Ai Weiwei

I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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Care Country Crazy Here Museum Shoe Thinking
I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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Across Book Bridge Ginsberg Having Traveler Walk
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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Censorship Education Full Internet Issues Strict Student View World Young
The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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Army Difference Election Importance Independent Judicial System Transparency
To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling.
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Above Beyond Experience Feeling Over People Physical Poetry Reality
Even today the borders they’re seeing the physical borders are very different from the political borders. Because all those powers are so connected, and you cannot even see whose interest in what move.
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Border Idea Interest Move Own Physical Problem Solving Voter
We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
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Cleaned Highly Hole Literally Lived Poet Respected Toilet Underground Yera
You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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Express Expression Need Purpose Yourself
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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Art Condition Essential Expression Fighting Freedom Make Value
Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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Action Attitude Collapse Day Imagine One Word World
In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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Decision Immediate Life Major Often Quick Response
Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.
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Behavior Certain Country Idea Independent More Open Participate Project
I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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Achieve Art Freedom Human Important Thinking Weapon
The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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Individual Internet Made Society Structure Time
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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Brainwashed Choice Free Jailed Lying Wake Walking
They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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Defend Difficulty Dramatic Handle Idea Liberal Men Women Shame Show

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