I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
AI WEIWEII hope that my work expresses my worldview and encourages people to exchange ideas.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful.
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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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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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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I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness.
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I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together.
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If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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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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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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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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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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But personally, I don’t think my work and my understanding of art is so much related to being Chinese, but the character of that. Maybe it’s beyond my own consciousness.
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During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.
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Any politician who respects China’s government should tell it openly what is in his heart. It is disrespectful to keep quiet about such issues – both vis-a-vis the government and the people concerned.
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