We never really see the global situation as a total situation. Today’s political leaders are still lacking of the vision.
AI WEIWEIThis week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I never regret anything.
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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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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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If it’s possible, I will have some noodles in the morning and start talking to people, start to think about a few things in my head.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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We’re different, and you’re dangerous.” That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It’s dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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