If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
AI WEIWEIIn my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
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This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
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Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I’m not nostalgic about the old city. I don’t enjoy it that much.
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Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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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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China didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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We are not on – even just a step away from the most brutal and primitive crudity. To be very crude on those issues, which is always challenges and we always have to look at the situation like a mirror, to draw some understanding.
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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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