Everyone of us is a potential convict.
AI WEIWEIIt’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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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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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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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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That’s why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.
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I don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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I think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we’ll have competition.
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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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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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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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