Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
AI WEIWEIWe move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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It became like a symbolic thing, to be “an artist.” After Duchamp, I realized that being an artist is more about a lifestyle and attitude than producing some product.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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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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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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Creativity is the power to act.
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It [success] is really by mistake.
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And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society – the kind of mistreatment society gave him.
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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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