I think Donald Trump should cool down a little bit. To pay more attention to the history. To really understand what U.S.’s value is about. I think, as a president, those things you always have to ask.
AI WEIWEII 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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The museums used to be exhibition halls for government propaganda, and now every city wants to build a museum.
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The whole Chinese system – not just the political leadership, the military too, the whole power structure, our education system, the whole of society – is suffering from being cut off from the free flow of information.
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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need.
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If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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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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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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I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.
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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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