China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals.
AI WEIWEIIf human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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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 American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?
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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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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It’s an unbearable condition.
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I never felt like a Chinese citizen because I was pushed away at a very young age. My father, a writer, was a national enemy of the Communist Party. He was forbidden to write for 20 years.
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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.
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A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
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Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
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