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In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.

Ai Weiwei

I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.
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Anything Clear Doubt Giving Man Really Reason
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
Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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Coincidently Death Dictatorship Stories Story Turn
I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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Country Future Museum Past Present Professional Thinking
Man has a tendency to try to give clear reasons to be rational, but often you can see how all those reasons are not convincing and turn out to be a big nonsense.
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Clear Giving Man Often Rational Reaction Reason Tendency Trying
China hasn’t only existed for one day. Now, the whole nation has become richer and it’s become a problem. The problem is universal. The factor is big. Everybody has to rethink the balance of the world and the whole landscape.
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Balance Existed Nation One Day Problem Richer Whole World
At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year – 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me.
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Abroad Educated Government Moment People Student Year Young
For artists and intellectuals today, what is most needed is to be clear about social responsibility, because that is what most people automatically give up. Just to protect yourself as an individual is very political.
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Artist Giving Up Intellectual Mean Needed Responsibility Social
Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful.
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Acceptance Civilization Creativity Evolved Global Thinking Tolerance Understanding
Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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Anything High Market Mean Purely Selling
The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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Always Fantasy Kind Luxurious Pearl Rareness Unique
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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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious.
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Ability Anybody Art Heart Ordinary People Thinking Understand
To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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Express Need Reason Yourself
By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.
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Condition Participating Relate Society Understand Way World
Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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Conclusion Mine People Quiet Saying Sentence Tree Voice

In the end, I think, the state’s rigidity is a function of its own insecurity, its indecisiveness.

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