I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
AI WEIWEIThe 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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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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A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.
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A nation like China has become one of the biggest production fields for exporting cheap labor, which also re-questions our history and past, re-questions human desire, and the human illusions of the past.
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To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling.
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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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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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[Cultural departments] don’t care about culture. Maybe they’re the furthest from the people who understand culture.
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I don’t think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn’t be nervous about that.
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.
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I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
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