A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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It’s like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we’ll be going backward.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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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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This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives.
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Paintings can be painted with the left hand, the right hand, someone else’s hand, or many people’s hands. The scale of production is irrelevant to its content.
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Selling high or low doesn’t mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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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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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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I don’t think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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To give a price to an artwork, no matter how high or low, is always absurd. It’s not something that can be measured by money or by certain numbers.
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