I don’t believe in a sense of home.
AI WEIWEIThe 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.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.
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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.
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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
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If I look at it, I would laugh. I don’t know how I became successful.
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A few thousand are to be built in the next few years, all using taxpayer money. But there is no system, no research, no content, no good programs, no good managers.
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A small act is worth a million thoughts.
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I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.
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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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Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.
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I call on people to be ‘obsessed citizens,’ forever questioning and asking for accountability. That’s the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.
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The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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