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Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.

Ai Weiwei

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
You only have temporary curiosity, amusement, and challenges, but that does not necessarily mean you are really convinced that it’s necessary or that it’s not even worth to do it.
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Amusement Challenge Challenges Curiosity Mean Necessarily Really Temporary
Now many enterprises are made by individuals, so the attitude has started to change.
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Attitude Change Enterprises Individual Made Started
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
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
So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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Acceptable Citizen Course Difference Often People Politician Strong
It’s very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.
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Country Essential Giving People Protect Protecting Society Value
You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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Complicated Issue Looked Somebody Still
In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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Abstract Care City Country Enough Large Nobody Quite Stuck
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 human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That’s dangerous for human development.
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Censor Development Everything Exposed Feel Government Ourselves Scared Thinking
Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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Country Design Everyone iPhone Product Understanding Want
I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.
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Artist Boundaries Extend Looking Possible
Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is so deadly stupid, not really solving problems but creating a lot of problems itself every day.
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Bigger Building City Crazy Larger More Much Stupid Thinking
…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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Always Care Past Photograph Present Surpasses Today True
I’m just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
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Board Bringing Country Pay Place Room Show Them

Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.

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Maybe [success] is because I’m in China and I’m more open. Maybe it’s my independent behavior, or because I participated in certain projects. I have no idea.

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