If a master, a wise and experienced man, wields a great weapon, that’s beautiful. He can serve peace with it. But if someone’s emotions are imbalanced, even if he has the best equipment,
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More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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I don’t personally feel any association with a kind of culture related to state, or culture related to power, which I think is always disgusting.
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The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness – doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement.
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Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don’t think there’s anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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The rest of the world understands little about China’s changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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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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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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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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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
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The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it’s a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: “You and I are divided.
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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.
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That’s why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.
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People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China’s relationship with the outside world.
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