The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
AI WEIWEII also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I don’t think I was very structured in that society and I don’t really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe in.
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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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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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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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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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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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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
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The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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