Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.
AI WEIWEII don’t think I was very structured in that society and I don’t really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe in.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.
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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don’t design it, somebody else has to design it.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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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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It [success] is really by mistake.
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Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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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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It’s not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China’s problems are not just China’s problems – they’re human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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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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China hasn’t only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it’s become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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I loved New York — every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so strong — visually and intellectually. It was like a monster.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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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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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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A historical property has morals and ethics of the society that created it and it can be revived. What I mean is that we can discover new possibilities from the process of dismantling, transforming, and recreating.
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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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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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.
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In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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