The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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…photographs are facts, but not necessarily true… The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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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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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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There isn’t a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.
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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp
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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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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.
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I don’t think there is a distinct change, because in the West I’m not a person who can serve his purpose.
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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.
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Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would have the final voice, but it requires each individual to act. If we don’t act, then the result is very clear.
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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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In this kind of dictatorship, in this kind of totalitarian society, it is easy to make deals that you cannot make in a democratic society.
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