You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
AI WEIWEII think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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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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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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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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The so-called culture nowadays is only a fake one with a superficial front. It is an empty lie.
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You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it’s necessary or that it’s not even worth to do it.
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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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Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I’m not nostalgic about the old city. I don’t enjoy it that much.
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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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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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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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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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Nationality and borders are barriers to our intelligence, to our imagination and to all kinds of possibilities.
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