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.
AI WEIWEIThere are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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You don’t have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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I came back [to Beijing ] because that’s the only time I had an excuse to come back, or otherwise I would never have a reason to come back.
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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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I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable – how we decide what is valuable.
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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.
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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US – from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.
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The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it’s a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: “You and I are divided.
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.
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