Creativity is the power to act.
AI WEIWEII think I’m just a traveler. When you walk across a river and there’s no bridge, you build one. I’m used to having to deal with Chinese Communist ideology.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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We literally lived underground. We dug a hole and lived there for years. My father cleaned public toilets, even though he was a highly respected poet.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.
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This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
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I hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
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The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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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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The project or a few ideas which are not finished or if there are possible directions and what will lead into another game. It’s always like setting up some kind of game you can continuously play.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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