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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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don’t design it, somebody else has to design it.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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I never had a sense of home.
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You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of.
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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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It [success] is really by mistake.
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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I want people to see their own power.
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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don’t design it, somebody else has to design it.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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