They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
AI WEIWEIThese folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.
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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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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 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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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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So for too long Americans take liberty as granted. We think we are in the safe hand, the democracy and the liberty, which is not true. And it can be even getting much worse than today.
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It’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
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No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.
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I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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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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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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