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?
AI WEIWEIIf 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Everything is art. Everything is politics.
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Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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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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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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I never had a sense of home.
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes of the Communist party, so it’s like a mafia family’s law. It’s independent to the law this nation openly applies.
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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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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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