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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.

Ai Weiwei

I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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Anything Clear Doubt Giving Man Really Reason
Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
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Bigger Building City Crazy Larger More Much Stupid Thinking
Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would have the final voice, but it requires each individual to act. If we don’t act, then the result is very clear.
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Contribute Government Individual Long Made People Thinking
[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don’t care about culture.
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Affair Care Culture Daily Understand
Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
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Engage Expression Living Society Strive Way
To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.
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Artist Call Certain Chinese Condition Country Kind Reflect Yourself
Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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Everything Liberty Question Right
I’m doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I’ve been preparing for half a year.
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Art Chinese Country Documentary Few Prepared Project Quite Thing Year
Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful.
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Acceptance Civilization Creativity Evolved Global Thinking Tolerance Understanding
Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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Car Enjoy Overturning Police Probably Sport Super-intense Workout
[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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Development Everything Fairness Holding Internet Letting Outside People Trail
The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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Anything Art Artwork Happen Winning
You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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Complicated Issue Looked Somebody Still
To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects.
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Architecture Ass Bad Badass Bureaucrats Complicated Criticism Involved Society
This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
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Country Dream Extraordinary Game Gather Moment Week Year
We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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Artist Forced Giving Opinion Say Something

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