You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
AI WEIWEIIt’s not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China’s problems are not just China’s problems – they’re human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it’s all we need.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.
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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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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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I will bring 1,001 Chinese to participate as my artwork there – any Chinese who is a Chinese passport holder and over eighteen years old could apply through my blog.
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People who can’t do that don’t get a sense of responsibility. And if you lack a sense of responsibility, you push the blame onto the system.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects.
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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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