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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.

Ai Weiwei

I grew up in a desert, which has no kind of imagination.
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Desert Grew Imagination Kind
My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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Anybody Art Definition Expression Freedom Same Separate Thinking
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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Beautiful Experienced Great Man Master Mean Weapon Wield Wise
I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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Artist Cities New York
Each year, more people want to become artists.
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Artist People Year
For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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Opening Own Refuse Year
Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.
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Learning New Practice Rewarding Something
I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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China Feelings This Society
I believe [the architecture firm] Herzog and de Meuron and our collaboration made the product the best it could be.
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Architecture Believe Best Collaboration Made Product
When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.
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Censorship Education Full Internet Issues Strict Student View World Young
You know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today’s life and no discussion of the real conditions – which is really sickening.
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Classic Condition Discussion Fantasies Related Sickening Today
I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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Journalist Lot Spend Talking Time
You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of.
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Always Know Look People Powerful Scared
If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future.
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Face Future Nation Past
Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on the street: how they act.
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Air Bad Everyone People Politics Polluted Unhealthy Water
The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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Chinese Cold Government Relationship War

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