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.
AI WEIWEIThe project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I want people to see their own power.
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Creativity is the power to act.
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The whole Chinese system – not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society – is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.
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I never think any place is better than others.
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Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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I don’t think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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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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We’re different, and you’re dangerous.” That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It’s dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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