During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
AI WEIWEII believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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I want people to see their own power.
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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes.
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.
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I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together.
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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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