Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
AI WEIWEI[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don’t think that it would give an individual human being a better condition.
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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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You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it’s empty.
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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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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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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness
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Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I’ll find my way – or get totally lost.
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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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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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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.
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Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it.
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I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes of the Communist party, so it’s like a mafia family’s law. It’s independent to the law this nation openly applies.
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They’ve become part of a conspiracy, collaborators of the crime, which is lying to the general public and trying to hide the kind of criminal acts happening in many cases.
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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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