I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable – how we decide what is valuable.
AI WEIWEIIf I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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You know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today’s life and no discussion of the real conditions – which is really sickening.
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Everyone of us is a potential convict.
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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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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society’s level of civilization.
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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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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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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects.
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