Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
AI WEIWEII think U.S. and China is a big opportunity, to be seen as partner or some kind of strategic partner maybe. But those kind of powers have a way of getting too big, then we’ll have competition.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.
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The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible.
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In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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And who is going to win the competition if U.S. cannot hold a strong ideology? And even the U.S. would’ve lost the ground to win.
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If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human evolution.
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People who can’t do that don’t get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.
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We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
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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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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
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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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