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.
AI WEIWEIAt the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That’s the beauty of the Internet Age.
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The society was so different [in China] – it was a feudalistic society. It didn’t come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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Whenever there is injustice, there is tension. But in China it is very hard to release your anger unless you burn yourself or you jump from a bridge. In a society where there is no freedom of the press, it is difficult for victims to be noticed.
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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It’s an unbearable condition.
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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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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it…it’s very disturbing.
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As a total activity – I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.
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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 never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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