It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.
AI WEIWEIChina didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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Creativity is the power to act.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who’s like a child.
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
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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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Now you have the equal opportunity to equip yourself through information and knowledge and express yourself as an independent mind.
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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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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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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 never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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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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Society becomes very destructive.
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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