Liberty is about the right to question everything.
AI WEIWEIOf course, most luxury goods in China are for corrupted officials and their relatives. And that made China become the biggest luxury-goods market.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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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’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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Somehow, we [ Tan Dun and director Chen Kaige] were all privileged at the time; we could be outside of China. But at the moment, we had no sense of what the future was going to be like.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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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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Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.
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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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He will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state’s angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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