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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.

Ai Weiwei

Now I’ve come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming even more unpredictable.
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Changing Country Culture Politics Problem Unpredictable
The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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Internet Simple Winning
If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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Laughing Look Successful
The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it’s a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: “You and I are divided.
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Different Evolution Immigrant Nation Thinking
I want people to see their own power.
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Own People Power Want
I never think any place is better than others.
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Better Place Think Thinking
Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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Everything Liberty Question Right
Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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Content Hand Irrelevant Left Painting Production Scale Someone
I don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
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Change Distinct Person Purpose Thinking West
We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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Artist Forced Giving Opinion Say Something
[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I’ve been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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Art Attitude Culture Long Practicing Related
There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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Country Hear Invite Single Student Talk University
It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we’ll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.
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Crises Easy Emergencies Government Job Time Waiting
To call yourself a Chinese artist or woman artist or African artist reflects a certain kind of condition. To me, that is not necessary.
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Artist Call Certain Chinese Condition Country Kind Reflect Yourself
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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Architecture Ass Bad Badass Bureaucrats Complicated Criticism Involved Society
Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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Democracy Education Material Soil Universal Wealth

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