If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
AI WEIWEIThey lack any ability to sense what is beautiful or what is proper. They can be learned and skillful, but they lack the ability to make their own free judgment. It is really sad to see young adults of 20, 25 years who were never taught to make their own decisions.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.
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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it…it’s very disturbing.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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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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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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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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I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.
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It also makes humanity much more safe. If we see pureness somewhere as something to be desired, the trouble starts.
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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 a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
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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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I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.
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If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It’s an unbearable condition.
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