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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

Ai Weiwei

Society becomes very destructive.
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Destructive Society
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
I think to deal with the situation like human crisis, 65 million people being displaced, lost their home, and with such human tragedy, has to make every level of society to be conscious and to be alert about the situation.
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Crisis Displaced Home Human Lost Million People Situation Strong Thinking Tragedy
To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
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Express Need Reason Yourself
If my art has nothing to do with people’s pain and sorrow, what is ‘art’ for?
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Art Nothing Pain People Sorrow
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
Stupidity can win for a moment, but it can never really succeed because the nature of humans is to seek freedom. Rulers can delay that freedom, but they cannot stop it.
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Delay Freedom Human Moment Nature Stupidity Succeed Winning
We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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Artist Forced Giving Opinion Say Something
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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Clear Dignity Mountain Nationality Ocean Old Politics Started
Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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Disappointment Enemy Experienced Family Growing Joy More Much Sate Up
Hopefully, other successes aren’t like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn’t make any sense.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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Act Million Motivational Small Thought Wisdom Wise
Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I’m not nostalgic about the old city. I don’t enjoy it that much.
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Cities Crazy Destroy Enjoy Much Nostalgic
I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it’s very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle.
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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.
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Barely Casulaities Country Deal People Political Treated

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