In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.
AI WEIWEIOverturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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I’m totally independent. I don’t bear any responsibility to any system.
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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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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.
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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there’s still a one-party system and strong censorship.
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I deal with students every day – from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I’ve noticed that the Chinese students are the least trained in having a sense of aesthetics.
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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
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As long as I can communicate, I’m not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesn’t matter at all.
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I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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I always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.
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Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on the street: how they act.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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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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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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