I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
AI WEIWEIThe only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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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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Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accept a few hundred.
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He will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn’t trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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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.
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The jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.
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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.
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I don’t think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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