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Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful.

Ai Weiwei

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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Censorship Government Last Party Stem Strong Year
People who can’t do that don’t get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.
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Blame People Responsibility Sense System
I never had a sense of home.
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Home Sense
Now I’ve come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming even more unpredictable.
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Changing Country Culture Politics Problem Unpredictable
Once you’ve tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.
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Country Freedom Heart More Powerful Take
That’s why the country can’t face up to open competition – unless it resorts to measures like North Korea.
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Competition Country Face Measure Open Resort
I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
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Afraid Given Out People Speak Thinking Totally
It’s not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China’s problems are not just China’s problems – they’re human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.
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Always Control Ideology Country Human One Problem Worked
This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.
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Art Called Contemporary Form Philosophy Society
If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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Artistic Beauty Choice Choices Expression Freedom Need Participation Society
[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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Art Attitude Culture Long Practicing Related
I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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Cities Designed Event Seat Stadium Stated Toilet
I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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Become Born More Radical
Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.
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Anything Country Crazy Meaningful Think Thinking Wrong
I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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Child Children Ginsberg Person Thinking
I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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Act Everyone Government People Pollution Regret Street Unhealthy Walking Weibo

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